Sub-partitioning in intra coding

ABSTRACT

Methods, devices, and systems related to video processing are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a block of a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video using an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode. A prediction is determined for each sub-partition using an intra-prediction process based on samples in the current picture using the ISP mode. The block is partitioned into multiple sub-partitions including a first sub-partitions having a same top-left corner position as a top-left corner position of the block.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2020/112425, filed on Aug. 31, 2020 which claims the priority toand benefits of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2019/103762,filed on Aug. 30, 2019. For all purposes under the law, the entiredisclosure of the aforementioned application is incorporated byreference as part of the disclosure of this application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This patent document relates to video coding and decoding.

BACKGROUND

In spite of the advances in video compression, digital video stillaccounts for the largest bandwidth use on the internet and other digitalcommunication networks. As the number of connected user devices capableof receiving and displaying video increases, it is expected that thebandwidth demand for digital video usage will continue to grow.

SUMMARY

Devices, systems and methods related to digital video coding, andspecifically, to video and image coding and decoding in which an intrasub-partitioning mode is used for coding or decoding of video blocks.

In one example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed. Themethod includes performing a conversion between a block of a currentpicture of a video and a coded representation of the video using anintra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode. A prediction is determined foreach sub-partition using an intra-prediction process based on samples inthe current picture using the ISP mode. The block is partitioned intomultiple sub-partitions including a first sub-partitions having a sametop-left corner position as a top-left corner position of the block.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of avideo and a coded representation of the video, whether a wide-angleintra prediction mode mapping is enabled based on a rule. The wide-angleprediction mode is a mode in which a reference sample and a sample to bepredicted form an obtuse angle with respect to a top-left direction. Therule specifies to use a dimension of a prediction unit for thedetermining in case that a coding tool is enabled for the conversion ofthe block. The method also includes performing the conversion based onthe determining.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes performing a conversion between a coding unit of avideo region of a video and a coded representation of the video. Thecoding unit is partitioned into one or more partitions and the codingunit is coded in the coded representation using a quantized residualsignal obtained by an intra prediction process of each of the one ormore partitions. The coded representation includes a syntax elementindicative of a quantization parameter used for quantizing. The syntaxelement is included in the coded representation at most once for thecoding unit and indicates a difference in value of the quantizationparameter and another quantization value based on previously processedcoding units of the video.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of avideo that comprises one or more partitions and a coded representationof the video using an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode, whether atransform operation is skipped during encoding or an inverse transformoperation is skipped during decoding based on a characteristic of theblock or the ISP mode. A prediction is determined for each sub-partitionusing an intra-prediction process based on samples in a current pictureusing the ISP mode. The method also includes performing the conversionbased on the determining.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of avideo that comprises one or more partitions and a coded representationof the video, a type of transform used during the conversion based onwhether an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode is used for theconversion. A prediction is determined for each sub-partition using anintra-prediction process based on samples in a current picture using theISP mode. The conversion comprises applying a transform prior toencoding in the coded representation during encoding or applying aninverse transform of the transform to parsed coefficient values from thecoded representation prior to reconstructing sample values of the block.The method also includes performing the conversion based on thedetermining.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a block of avideo that comprises one or more partitions and a coded representationof the video, a restriction for an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP)mode based on whether a lossless coding process is applied to the block.A prediction is determined for each sub-partition using anintra-prediction process based on samples in a current picture using theISP mode. The method also includes performing the conversion based onthe determining.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes performing a conversion between a coding unit of avideo region of a video and a coded representation of the videoaccording to a rule. The coding unit is divided into multiple transformunits. The rule specifies a relationship between a quantizationparameter (QP) for the coding unit and quantization parameters of one ormore of the multiple transform units.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a video regionand a coded representation of the video region, whether and/or how toapply a deblocking filter to an edge based on a quantization parameter(QP) of a transform unit related to the edge. The video region comprisesone or more coding units and one or more transform units. The methodalso includes performing the conversion based on the determining.

In another example aspect, a method of video processing is disclosed.The method includes determining, for a conversion between a video unitcomprising one or more sub-partitions and a coded representation of thevideo unit, that the conversion is using an intra-subblock partitioningmode; and performing the conversion, based on the determining, such thatan intra prediction process is used for the conversion of each of theone or more sub-partitions.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, based on an applicability ofa coding tool and/or a size of a prediction unit of a video block andwithout using a coding unit size of the video block, whether awide-angle intra prediction mapping is to be used during a conversionbetween the video block and a coded representation of the video block;and performing the conversion based on an outcome of the determining.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, for a conversion between avideo region comprising a coding unit, wherein the coding unit comprisesintra sub-block partitions, a delta quantization parameter (delta QP)that is applicable to the conversion of all intra sub-block partitionsof the coding unit and a coded representation of the video region; andperforming the conversion using the delta QP; wherein the delta QP issignaled for the coding unit in the coded representation.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, for a conversion between avideo region and a coded representation of the video region, aquantization parameter (QP) used for the conversion of a coding unit(CU) in the video region based on a QP of a transform unit (TU) in thevideo region; and performing the conversion using the QP of the TUand/or the QP of the CU.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, for a conversion between avideo region comprising one or more coding units and one or moretransform units, about whether to apply a deblocking filter to an edge avideo block for the conversion based on a transform unit to which theedge belongs; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, for a conversion between avideo block and a coded representation of the video block using an intrasub-partitioning mode, whether a transform operation is skipped based ona dimension of a coding block or a prediction block or a transformblock; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes determining, for a conversion between avideo block and a coded representation of the video block, a type oftransform to be applied based on whether an intra sub-partitioning modeor a lossless coding mode is used for the conversion; and performing theconversion based on the determining.

In another example aspect, another method of video processing isdisclosed. The method includes performing a conversion between a videoblock and a coded representation of the video block on a rule ofexclusivity due to which either a lossless coding mode is used for theconversion or an intra sub-partitioning mode is used for the conversion,wherein the coded representation includes an indication that either thelossless coding mode is used or the intra sub-partitioning mode is used.

In yet another representative aspect, the above-described method isembodied in the form of processor-executable code and stored in acomputer-readable program medium.

In yet another representative aspect, a device that is configured oroperable to perform the above-described method is disclosed. The devicemay include a processor that is programmed to implement this method.

In yet another representative aspect, a video decoder apparatus mayimplement a method as described herein.

The above and other aspects and features of the disclosed technology aredescribed in greater detail in the drawings, the description and theclaims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of intra sub-partitioning.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of intra sub-partitioning

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an example implementation of a hardwareplatform for video processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for an example method of video processing.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example video processing system in whichdisclosed techniques may be implemented.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart representation of a method for video processing inaccordance with the present technology.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart representation of another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart representation of yet another method for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This document is related to video coding technologies. Specifically, itis related to intra sub-partitioning prediction in video coding. It maybe applied to the existing video/image coding standard like HEVC, or thestandard (Versatile Video Coding) to be finalized. It may be alsoapplicable to future video coding standards or video codec.

Embodiments of the disclosed technology may be applied to existing videocoding standards (e.g., HEVC, H.265) and future standards to improvecompression performance. Section headings are used in the presentdocument to improve readability of the description and do not in any waylimit the discussion or the embodiments (and/or implementations) to therespective sections only.

1. INITIAL DISCUSSION

Video coding standards have evolved primarily through the development ofthe well-known ITU-T and ISO/IEC standards. The ITU-T produced H.261 andH.263, ISO/IEC produced MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 Visual, and the twoorganizations jointly produced the H.262/MPEG-2 Video and H.264/MPEG-4Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and H.265/HEVC standards. Since H.262, thevideo coding standards are based on the hybrid video coding structurewherein temporal prediction plus transform coding are utilized. Toexplore the future video coding technologies beyond HEVC, Joint VideoExploration Team (JVET) was founded by VCEG and MPEG jointly in 2015.Since then, many new methods have been adopted by JVET and put into thereference software named Joint Exploration Model (JEM). In April 2018,the Joint Video Expert Team (JVET) between VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC JTC1SC29/WG11 (MPEG) was created to work on the VVC standard targeting at50% bitrate reduction compared to HEVC.

1.1 Example Embodiment of Intra Sub-Partition (ISP)

In some embodiments, the ISP tool divides luma intra-predicted blocksvertically or horizontally into 2 or 4 sub-partitions depending on theblock size dimensions, as shown in Table 1. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 showexamples of the two possibilities. FIG. 1 shows an example of divisionof 4×8 and 8×4 blocks. FIG. 2 shows an example of division of all blocksexcept 4×8, 8×4 and 4×4. All sub-partitions fulfill the condition ofhaving at least 16 samples.

TABLE 1 Number of sub-partitions depending on the block size Block SizeNumber of Sub-Partitions 4 × 4 Not divided 4 × 8 and 8 × 4 2 All othercases 4

For each of these sub-partitions, a residual signal is generated byentropy decoding the coefficients sent by the encoder and then inversequantizing and inverse transforming them. Then, the sub-partition isintra predicted and finally the corresponding reconstructed samples areobtained by adding the residual signal to the prediction signal.Therefore, the reconstructed values of each sub-partition will beavailable to generate the prediction of the next one, which will repeatthe process and so on. All sub-partitions share the same intra mode.

Based on the intra mode and the split utilized, two different classes ofprocessing orders are used, which are referred to as normal and reversedorder. In the normal order, the first sub-partition to be processed isthe one containing the top-left sample of the CU and then continuingdownwards (horizontal split) or rightwards (vertical split). As aresult, reference samples used to generate the sub-partitions predictionsignals are only located at the left and above sides of the lines. Onthe other hand, the reverse processing order either starts with thesub-partition containing the bottom-left sample of the CU and continuesupwards or starts with sub-partition containing the top-right sample ofthe CU and continues leftwards.

Example ISP related syntax, semantics, and process are presented asbelow:

Descriptor coding_unit( x0, y0, cbWidth, cbHeight, cqtDepth, treeType,modeType ) {  chType = treeType = = DUAL_TREE_CHROMA? 1 : 0  if(slice_type != I || sps_ibc_enabled_flag || sps_palette_enabled_flag) {  if( treeType != DUAL_TREE_CHROMA &&    !( ( ( cbWidth = = 4 &&cbHeight = = 4 ) || modeType = = MODE_TYPE_INTRA )     &&!sps_ibc_enabled_flag ) )    cu _(—) skip _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)  if( cu_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 && slice_type != I    && !( cbWidth= = 4 && cbHeight = = 4 ) && modeType = = MODE_TYPE_ALL )    pred _(—)mode _(—) flag ae(v)   if( ( ( slice_type = = I && cu_skip_flag[ x0 ][y0 ] = =0 ) ||     ( slice_type != I && ( CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0] != MODE_INTRA ||      ( cbWidth = = 4 && cbHeight = = 4 &&cu_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 ) ) ) ) &&    cbWidth <= 64 && cbHeight<= 64 && modeType != MODE_TYPE_INTER &&    sps_ibc_enabled_flag &&treeType != DUAL_TREE_CHROMA )    pred _(—) mode _(—) ibc _(—) flagae(v)   if( ( ( ( slice_type = = I || ( cbWidth = = 4 && cbHeight = = 4) || sps_ibc_enabled_flag ) &&       CuPredMode[ x0 ][ y0 ] = =MODE_INTRA ) ||     ( slice_type != I && !( cbWidth = = 4 && cbHeight == 4 ) && !sps_ibc_enabled_flag       && CuPredMode[ x0 ][ y0 ] !=MODE_INTRA ) ) && sps_palette_enabled_flag &&     cbWidth <= 64 &&cbHeight <= 64 && && cu_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 &&     modeType !=MODE_INTER )    pred _(—) mode _(—) plt _(—) flag ae(v)  }  if(CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_INTRA ||   CuPredMode[ chType][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_PLT ) {   if( treeType = = SINGLE_TREE ||treeType = = DUAL_TREE_LUMA ) {    if( pred_mode_plt_flag ) {      if(treeType = = DUAL_TREE_LUMA )      palette_coding( x0, y0, cbWidth,cbHeight, 0, 1 )      else /* SINGLE_TREE */      palette_coding( x0,y0, cbWidth, cbHeight, 0, 3 )    } else {      if(sps_bdpcm_enabled_flag &&      cbWidth <= MaxTsSize && cbHeight <=MaxTsSize )      intra _(—) bdpcm _(—) flag ae(v)      if(intra_bdpcm_flag )      intra _(—) bdpcm _(—) dir _(—) flag ae(v)     else {      if( sps_mip_enabled_flag &&       ( Abs( Log2( cbWidth) − Log2( cbHeight ) ) <= 2 ) &&        cbWidth <= MaxTbSizeY &&cbHeight <= MaxTbSizeY )       intra _(—) mip _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ]ae(v)      if( intra_mip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )       intra _(—) mip _(—)mode[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)      else {       if( sps_mrl_enabled_flag && ( (y0% CtbSizeY ) > 0 ) )        intra _(—) luma _(—) ref _(—) idx[ x0 ][y0 ] ae(v)       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

       

      

       

      if( intra_luma_ref_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 )        intra _(—) luma_(—) mpm _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)       if( intra_luma_mpm_flag[ x0][ y0 ] ) {        if( intra_luma_ref_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 )        intra _(—) luma _(—) not _(—) planar _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)       if( intra_luma_not_planar_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )         intra _(—)luma _(—) mpm _(—) idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)       } else        intra _(—)luma _(—) mpm _(—) remainder[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)      }      }    }   }...  if( cu_cbf ) {   if( CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = =MODE_INTER && sps_sbt_enabled_flag     && !ciip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&!MergeTriangleFlag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {    if( cbWidth <= MaxSbtSize &&cbHeight <= MaxSbtSize ) {      allowSbtVerH = cbWidth >= 8     allowSbtVerQ = cbWidth >= 16      allowSbtHorH = cbHeight >= 8     allowSbtHorQ = cbHeight >= 16      if( allowSbtVerH || allowSbtHorH|| allowSbtVerQ || allowSbtHorQ )      cu_sbt_flag ae(v)    }    if(cu_sbt_flag ) {      if( ( allowSbtVerH || allowSbtHorH ) && (allowSbtVerQ || allowSbtHorQ) )      cu_sbt_quad_flag ae(v)      if( (cu_sbt_quad_flag && allowSbtVerQ && allowSbtHorQ ) ||       (!cu_sbt_quad_flag && allowSbtVerH && allowSbtHorH ) )     cu_sbt_horizontal_flag ae(v)      cu_sbt_pos_flag ae(v)    }   }  LfnstDcOnly = 1   LfnstZeroOutSigCoeffFlag = 1   transform_tree( x0,y0, cbWidth, cbHeight, treeType )   lfnstWidth = ( treeType = =DUAL_TREE_CHROMA ) ? cbWidth / SubWidthC          : cbWidth  lfnstHeight = ( treeType = = DUAL_TREE_CHROMA ) ? cbHeight /SubHeightC          : cbHeight   if( Min( lfnstWidth, lfnstHeight ) >= 4&& sps_lfnst_enabled_flag = = 1 &&    CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][y0 ] == MODE_INTRA &&    

 

 &&    ( !intra_mip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] || Min( lfnstWidth, lfnstHeight) >= 16 ) &&    tu_mts_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = 0 && Max( cbWidth, cbHeight )<= MaxTbSizeY) {    if( LfnstDcOnly = = 0 && LfnstZeroOutSigCoeffFlag == 1 )      lfnst_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   }  } transform_tree( x0, y0,tbWidth, tbHeight, treeType, chType ) {  InferTuCbfLuma = 1  if(IntraSubPartitionsSplitType = = ISP_NO_SPLIT && !cu_sbt_flag ) {   if(tbWidth > MaxTbSizeY || tbHeight > MaxTbSizeY ) {    verSplitFirst = (tbWidth > MaxTbSizeY && tbWidth > tbHeight ) ? 1 : 0    trafoWidth =verSplitFirst ? (tbWidth / 2) : tbWidth    trafoHeight = !verSplitFirst? (tbHeight / 2) : tbHeight    transform_tree( x0, y0, trafoWidth,trafoHeight, chType )    if( verSplitFirst )      transform_tree( x0 +trafoWidth, y0, trafoWidth, trafoHeight, treeType, chType )    else     transform_tree( x0, y0 + trafoHeight, trafoWidth, trafoHeight,treeType, chType )   } else {    transform_unit( x0, y0, tbWidth,tbHeight, treeType, 0, chType )   }  } else if( cu_sbt_flag ) {   if(!cu_sbt_horizontal_flag ) {    trafoWidth = tbWidth * SbtNumFourthsTb0 /4    transform_unit( x0, y0, trafoWidth, tbHeight, treeType , 0, 0 )   transform_unit( x0 + trafoWidth, y0, tbWidth − trafoWidth, tbHeight,treeType, 1, 0 )   } else {    trafoHeight = tbHeight * SbtNumFourthsTb0/ 4    transform_unit( x0, y0, tbWidth, trafoHeight, treeType , 0, 0 )   transform_unit( x0, y0 + trafoHeight, tbWidth, tbHeight −trafoHeight, treeType, 1, 0 )   }  

 

  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 } } transform_unit( x0, y0, tbWidth, tbHeight, treeType, subTuIndex,chType ) {  if( ( treeType = = SINGLE_TREE || treeType = =DUAL_TREE_CHROMA ) &&      ChromaArrayType != 0 ) {   if( 

 

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 ) ) {    tu _(—) cbf _(—) cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)    tu _(—) cbf _(—) cr[x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   }  }  if( treeType = = SINGLE_TREE || treeType = =DUAL_TREE_LUMA ) {   if( ( 

 

 !( cu_sbt_flag &&     ( ( subTuIndex = = 0 && cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ||     ( subTuIndex = = 1 && !cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ) ) &&     ( CuPredMode[chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_INTRA ||      tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||      CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > MaxTbSizeY||      CbHeight[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > MaxTbSizeY ) ) ||    ( 

 

   

 

 

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  xC = CbPosX[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]   yC = CbPosY[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]  wC = CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] / SubWidthC   hC = CbHeight[ chType][ x0 ][ y0 ] / SubHeightC  } else   xC = x0   yC = y0   wC = tbWidth /SubWidthC   hC = tbHeight / SubHeightC  }  

 

 

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 if( ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] || tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {   if(cu_chroma_qp_offset_enabled_flag && !IsCuChromaQpOffsetCoded) {    cu_(—) chroma _(—) qp _(—) offset _(—) flag ae(v)    if(cu_chroma_qp_offset_flag && chroma_qp_offset_list_len_minus1 > 0 )     cu _(—) chroma _(—) qp _(—) offset _(—) idx ae(v)   }  }  if(sps_joint_cbcr_enabled_flag && ( ( CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = =MODE_INTRA    && ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] || tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) ) ||  ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] && tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) ) )   tu _(—) joint_(—) cbcr _(—) residual _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)  

 

 

   

 

   

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 {   if( sps_transform_skip_enabled_flag && !BdpcmFlag[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&   tbWidth <= MaxTsSize && tbHeight <= MaxTsSize )    transform _(—)skip _(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   if( ( ( CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][y0 ] = = MODE_INTER &&    sps_explicit_mts_inter_enabled_flag )    || (CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_INTRA &&   sps_explicit_mts_intra_enabled_flag ) ) && ( !transform_skip_flag[ x0][ y0 ] ) )    tu _(—) mts _(—) idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)  }  if(tu_cbf_luma[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {   if( !transform_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )   residual_coding( x0, y0, Log2( tbWidth ), Log2( tbHeight ), 0 )  else    residual_ts_coding( x0, y0, Log2( tbWidth ), Log2( tbHeight ),0 )  }  if( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] )   residual_coding( xC, yC, Log2( wC), Log2( hC ), 1 )  if( tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&   !( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][y0 ] && tu_joint_cbcr_residual_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )) {   residual_coding(xC, yC, Log2( wC ), Log2( hC ), 2 )  } } residual_coding( x0, y0,log2TbWidth, log2TbHeight, cIdx ) {  if( ( tu_mts_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] > 0 ||   ( cu_sbt_flag && log2TbWidth < 6 && log2TbHeight < 6 ) )     && cIdx= = 0 && log2TbWidth > 4 )   log2ZoTbWidth = 4  else   log2ZoTbWidth =Min( log2TbWidth, 5 )  MaxCcbs = 2 * ( 1 << log2TbWidth ) * ( 1 <<log2TbHeight )  if( tu_mts_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] > 0 ||    ( cu_sbt_flag &&log2TbWidth < 6 && log2TbHeight < 6 ) )     && cIdx = = 0 &&log2TbHeight > 4 )   log2ZoTbHeight = 4  else   log2ZoTbHeight = Min(log2TbHeight, 5 )  if( log2TbWidth > 0 )   last _(—) sig _(—) coeff _(—)x _(—) prefix ae(v)  if( log2TbHeight > 0 )   last _(—) sig _(—) coeff_(—) y _(—) prefix ae(v)  if( last_sig_coeff_x_prefix > 3 )   last _(—)sig _(—) coeff _(—) x _(—) suffix ae(v)  if( last_sig_coeff_y_prefix > 3)   last _(—) sig _(—) coeff _(—) y _(—) suffix ae(v)  log2TbWidth =log2ZoTbWidth  log2TbHeight = log2ZoTbHeight  remBinsPass1 = ( ( 1 << (log2TbWidth + log2TbHeight ) ) * 7 ) >> 2  log2SbW = ( Min( log2TbWidth,log2TbHeight ) < 2 ? 1 : 2 )  log2SbH = log2SbW  if( log2TbWidth +log2TbHeight > 3 ) {   if( log2TbWidth < 2 ) {    log2SbW = log2TbWidth   log2SbH = 4 − log2SbW   } else if( log2TbHeight < 2 ) {    log2SbH =log2TbHeight    log2SbW = 4 − log2SbH   }  }  numSbCoeff = 1 << (log2SbW + log2SbH )  lastScanPos = numSbCoeff  lastSubBlock = ( 1 << (log2TbWidth + log2TbHeight − (log2SbW + log2SbH ) ) ) − 1  do {   if(lastScanPos = = 0 ) {    lastScanPos = numSbCoeff    lastSubBlock− −   }  lastScanPos− −   xS = DiagScanOrder[ log2TbWidth − log2SbW ][log2TbHeight − log2SbH ]         [ lastSubBlock ][ 0 ]   yS =DiagScanOrder[ log2TbWidth − log2SbW ][ log2TbHeight − log2SbH ]        [ lastSubBlock ][ 1 ]   xC = (xS << log2SbW ) + DiagScanOrder[log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ lastScanPos ][ 0 ]   yC = (yS << log2SbH ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ lastScanPos ][ 1 ]  } while( ( xC!= LastSignificantCoeffX ) || (yC != LastSignificantCoeffY ) )  if(lastSubBlock = = 0 && log2TbWidth >= 2 && log2TbHeight >= 2 &&  !transform_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] && lastScanPos > 0 )   LfnstDcOnly =0  if( ( lastSubBlock > 0 && log2TbWidth >= 2 && log2TbHeight >= 2 ) ||  ( lastScanPos > 7 && ( log2TbWidth = = 2 || log2TbWidth = = 3 ) &&  log2TbWidth = = log2TbHeight ) )   LfnstZeroOutSigCoeffFlag = 0 QState = 0  for( i = lastSubBlock; i >= 0; i− − ) {   startQStateSb =QState   xS = DiagScanOrder[ log2TbWidth − log2SbW ][ log2TbHeight −log2SbH ]         [ i ][ 0 ]   yS = DiagScanOrder[ log2TbWidth − log2SbW][ log2TbHeight − log2SbH ]         [ i ][ 1 ]   inferSbDcSigCoeffFlag =0   if( ( i < lastSubBlock ) && ( i > 0 ) ) {    coded _(—) sub _(—)block _(—) flag[ xS ][ yS ] ae(v)    inferSbDcSigCoeffFlag = 1   }  firstSigScanPosSb = numSbCoeff   lastSigScanPosSb = −1   firstPosMode0= ( i = = lastSubBlock ? lastScanPos : numSbCoeff − 1)   firstPosMode1 =−1   for( n = firstPosMode0; n >= 0 && remBinsPass1 >= 4; n− − ) {    xC= (xS << log2SbW ) + DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]    yC= (yS << log2SbH ) + DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]   if( coded_sub_block_flag[ xS ][yS ] && ( n > 0 ||!inferSbDcSigCoeffFlag ) &&      ( xC != LastSignificantCoeffX || yC !=Last SignificantCoeffY ) ) {      sig _(—) coeff _(—) flag[ xC ][ yC ]ae(v)      remBinsPass1− −      if( sig_coeff_flag[ xC ][ yC ] )     inferSbDcSigCoeffFlag = 0    }    if( sig_coeff_flag[ xC ][ yC ] ){      abs _(—) level _(—) gtx _(—) flag[ n ][ 0 ] ae(v)     remBinsPass1− −      if( abs_level_gtx_flag[ n ][ 0 ] ) {      par_(—) level _(—) flag[ n ] ae(v)      remBinsPass1− −      abs _(—) level_(—) gtx _(—) flag[ n ][ 1 ] ae(v)      remBinsPass1− −      }      if(lastSigScanPosSb = = −1 )      lastSigScanPosSb = n     firstSigScanPosSb = n    }    AbsLevelPass1[ xC ][ yC ] =sig_coeff_flag[ xC ][ yC ] + par_level_flag[ n ] +         abs_level_gtx_flag[ n ][ 0 ] + 2 * abs_level_gtx_flag[ n ][ 1 ]   if( dep_quant_enabled_flag )      QState = QStateTransTable[ QState][ AbsLevelPass1[ xC ][ yC ] & 1 ]    if( remBinsPass1 < 4 )     firstPosMode1 = n − 1   }   for( n = numSbCoeff − 1; n >=firstPosMode1; n− − ) {    xC = (xS << log2SbW ) + DiagScanOrder[log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]    yC = (yS << log2SbH ) + DiagScanOrder[log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]    if( abs_level_gtx_flag[ n ][ 1 ] )     abs _(—) remainder[ n ] ae(v)    AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ] =AbsLevelPass1[ xC ][ yC ] +2 * abs_remainder[ n ]   }   for( n =firstPosMode1; n >= 0; n− − ) {    xC = (xS << log2SbW ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]    yC = (yS << log2SbH ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]    dec _(—) abs _(—)level[ n ] ae(v)    if(AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ] > 0 )      firstSigScanPosSb= n    if( dep_quant_enabled_flag )      QState = QStateTransTable[QState ][ AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ] & 1 ]   }   if( dep_quant_enabled_flag ||!sign_data_hiding_enabled_flag )    signHidden = 0   else    signHidden= ( lastSigScanPosSb − firstSigScanPosSb > 3 ? 1 : 0 )   for( n =numSbCoeff − 1; n >= 0; n− − ) {    xC = ( xS << log2SbW ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]    yC = (yS << log2SbH ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]    if( ( AbsLevel[ xC ][yC ] > 0 ) &&      ( !signHidden || ( n != firstSigScanPosSb ) ) )     coeff _(—) sign _(—) flag[ n ] ae(v)   }   if(dep_quant_enabled_flag ) {    QState = startQStateSb    for( n =numSbCoeff − 1; n >= 0; n− − ) {      xC = ( xS << log2SbW ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]      yC = ( yS << log2SbH) + DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]      if( AbsLevel[ xC][ yC ] > 0 )      TransCoeffLevel[ x0 ][ y0 ][ cIdx ][ xC ][ yC ]       ( 2 * AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ] − ( QState > 1 ? 1 : 0 ) ) *        (1 − 2 * coeff_sign_flag[ n ] )      QState = QStateTransTable[ QState ][par_level_flag[ n ] ]   } else {    sumAbsLevel = 0    for( n =numSbCoeff − 1; n >= 0; n− − ) {      xC = ( xS << log2SbW ) +DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 0 ]      yC = ( yS << log2SbH) + DiagScanOrder[ log2SbW ][ log2SbH ][ n ][ 1 ]      if( AbsLevel[ xC][ yC ] > 0 ) {      TransCoeffLevel[ x0 ][ y0 ][ cIdx ][ xC ][ yC ] =       AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ] * ( 1 − 2 * coeff_sign_flag[ n ] )      if(signHidden ) {       sumAbsLevel += AbsLevel[ xC ][ yC ]       if( ( n == firstSigScanPosSb ) && ( sumAbsLevel % 2 ) = = 1 ) )       TransCoeffLevel[ x0 ][ y0 ][ cIdx ][ xC ][ yC ] =         −TransCoeffLevel[ x0 ][ y0 ][ cIdx ][ xC ][ yC ]      }      }   }   }  } }

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8.4.5 Decoding Process for Intra Blocks 8.4.5.1 General Decoding Processfor Intra Blocks

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a sample location (xTb0, yTb0) specifying the top-left sample of        the current transform block relative to the top-left sample of        the current picture,    -   a variable nTbW specifying the width of the current transform        block,    -   a variable nTbH specifying the height of the current transform        block,    -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Output of this process is a modified reconstructed picture        before in-loop filtering.        The maximum transform block width maxTbWidth and height        maxTbHeight are derived as follows:

maxTbWidth=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubWidthC  (8-41)

maxTbHeight=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubHeightC  (8-42)

The luma sample location is derived as follows:

(xTbY,yTbY)=(cIdx==0)?(xTb0,yTb0):(xTb0*SubWidthC,yTb0*SubHeightC)  (8-43)

Depending on maxTbSize, the following applies:

-   -   If IntraSubPartitionsSplitType is equal to ISP_NO_SPLIT and nTbW        is greater than maxTbWidth or nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight,        the following ordered steps apply.        -   1. The variables newTbW and newTbH are derived as follows:

newTbW=(nTbW>maxTbWidth)?(nTbW/2):nTbW  (8-44)

newTbH=(nTbH>maxTbHeight)?(nTbH/2):nTbH  (8-45)

-   -   -   2. The general decoding process for intra blocks as            specified in this clause is invoked with the location (xTb0,            yTb0), the transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW            and the height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra            prediction mode predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as            inputs, and the output is a modified reconstructed picture            before in-loop filtering.        -   3. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth, the general decoding            process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is            invoked with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to            (xTb0+newTbW, yTb0), the transform block width nTbW set            equal to newTbW and the height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the            intra prediction mode predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx            as inputs, and the output is a modified reconstructed            picture before in-loop filtering.        -   4. If nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight, the general decoding            process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is            invoked with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0,            yTb0+newTbH), the transform block width nTbW set equal to            newTbW and the height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra            prediction mode predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as            inputs, and the output is a modified reconstructed picture            before in-loop filtering.        -   5. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth and nTbH is greater            than maxTbHeight, the general decoding process for intra            blocks as specified in this clause is invoked with the            location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0+newTbW,            yTb0+newTbH), the transform block width nTbW set equal to            newTbW and the height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra            prediction mode predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as            inputs, and the output is a modified reconstructed picture            before in-loop filtering.

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        -   3. The scaling and transformation process as specified in            clause 8.7.2 is invoked with the luma location (xTbY, yTbY)            set equal to (xTbY+nW*xPartIdx, yTbY+nH*yPartIdx), the            variable cIdx, the transform width nTbW and the transform            height nTbH set equal to nW and nH as inputs, and the output            is an (nW)×(nH) array resSamples.

        -   4. The picture reconstruction process for a colour component            as specified in clause 8.7.5 is invoked with the transform            block location (xTbComp, yTbComp) set equal to            (xTb0+nW*xPartIdx, yTb0+nH*yPartIdx), the transform block            width nTbW, the transform block height nTbH set equal to nW            and nH, the variable cIdx, the (nW)×(nH) array            predSamples[x][y] with x=xPartPbIdx*nW . . .            (xPartPbIdx+1)*nW−1, y=0 . . . nH−1, and the (nW)×(nH) array            resSamples as inputs, and the output is a modified            reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.

8.4.5.2.5 General Intra Sample Prediction

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a sample location (xTbCmp, yTbCmp) specifying the top-left        sample of the current transform block relative to the top-left        sample of the current picture,

    -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,

    -   a variable nTbW specifying the transform block width,

    -   a variable nTbH specifying the transform block height,

    -   a variable nCbW specifying the coding block width,

    -   a variable nCbH specifying the coding block height,

    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Outputs of this process are the predicted samples        predSamples[x][y], with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.

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        -               The variable refIdx specifying the intra prediction            reference line index is derived as follows:

refIdx=(cIdx==0)?IntraLumaRefLineIdx[xTbCmp][yTbCmp]:0  (8-122)

The wide angle intra prediction mode mapping process as specified inclause 8.4.5.2.6 is invoked with predModeIntra, nTbW, nTbH and cIdx asinputs, and the modified predModeIntra as output.The variable refFilterFlag is derived as follows:

-   -   If predModeIntra is equal to one of the following values: 0,        −14, −12, −10, −6, 2, 34, 66, 72, 76, 78, 80, then refFilterFlag        is set equal to 1.    -   Otherwise, refFilterFlag is set equal to 0.        For the generation of the reference samples p[x][y] with        x=−1−refIdx, y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . .        refW−1, y=−1−refIdx, the following ordered steps apply:    -   1. The reference sample availability marking process as        specified in clause 8.4.5.2.7 is invoked with the sample        location (xTbCmp, yTbCmp), the intra prediction reference line        index refIdx, the reference sample width refW, the reference        sample height refH, the colour component index cIdx as inputs,        and the reference samples refUnfilt[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx,        y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . . refW−1, y=−1−refIdx        as output.    -   2. When at least one sample refUnfilt[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx,        y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . . refW−1, y=−1−refIdx        is marked as “not available for intra prediction”, the reference        sample substitution process as specified in clause 8.4.5.2.8 is        invoked with the intra prediction reference line index refIdx,        the reference sample width refW, the reference sample height        refH, the reference samples refUnfilt[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx,        y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . . refW−1,        y=−1−refIdx, and the colour component index cIdx as inputs, and        the modified reference samples refUnfilt[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx,        y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . . refW−1, y=−1−refIdx        as output.    -   3. The reference sample filtering process as specified in clause        8.4.5.2.9 is invoked with the intra prediction reference line        index refIdx, the transform block width nTbW and height nTbH,        the reference sample width refW, the reference sample height        refH, the reference filter flag refFilterFlag, the unfiltered        samples refUnfilt[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx, y=−1−refIdx . . .        refH−1 and x=−refIdx . . . refW−1, y=−1−refIdx, and the colour        component index cIdx as inputs, and the reference samples        p[x][y] with x=−1−refIdx, y=−1−refIdx . . . refH−1 and x=−refIdx        . . . refW−1, y=−1−refIdx as output.        The intra sample prediction process according to predModeIntra        applies as follows:    -   If predModeIntra is equal to INTRA_PLANAR, the corresponding        intra prediction mode process specified in clause 8.4.5.2.10 is        invoked with the transform block width nTbW, and the transform        block height nTbH, and the reference sample array p as inputs,        and the output is the predicted sample array predSamples.    -   Otherwise, if predModeIntra is equal to INTRA_DC, the        corresponding intra prediction mode process specified in clause        8.4.5.2.11 is invoked with the transform block width nTbW, the        transform block height nTbH, the intra prediction reference line        index refIdx, and the reference sample array p as inputs, and        the output is the predicted sample array predSamples.    -   Otherwise, if predModeIntra is equal to INTRA_LT_CCLM,        INTRA_L_CCLM or INTRA_T_CCLM, the corresponding intra prediction        mode process specified in clause 8.4.5.2.13 is invoked with the        intra prediction mode predModeIntra, the sample location (xTbC,        yTbC) set equal to (xTbCmp, yTbCmp), the transform block width        nTbW and height nTbH, the colour component index cIdx, and the        reference sample array p as inputs, and the output is the        predicted sample array predSamples.    -   Otherwise, the corresponding intra prediction mode process        specified in clause 8.4.5.2.12 is invoked with the intra        prediction mode predModeIntra, the intra prediction reference        line index refIdx, the transform block width nTbW, the transform        block height nTbH, the reference sample width refW, the        reference sample height refH, the coding block width nCbW and        height nCbH, the reference filter flag refFilterFlag, the colour        component index cIdx, and the reference sample array p as        inputs, and the predicted sample array predSamples as outputs.        When all of the following conditions are true, the        position-dependent prediction sample filtering process specified        in clause 8.4.5.2.14 is invoked with the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, the transform block width nTbW, the transform        block height nTbH, the predicted samples predSamples[x][y], with        x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1, the reference sample width        refW, the reference sample height refH, the reference samples        p[x][y], with x=−1, y=−1 . . . refH−1 and x=0 . . . refW−1,        y=−1, and the colour component index cIdx as inputs, and the        output is the modified predicted sample array predSamples:    -   nTbW is greater than or equal to 4 and nTbH is greater than or        equal to 4 or cIdx is not equal to 0    -   refIdx is equal to 0 or cIdx is not equal to 0    -   BdpcmFlag[xTbCmp][xTbCmp] is equal to 0    -   One of the following conditions is true:        -   predModeIntra is equal to INTRA_PLANAR        -   predModeIntra is equal to INTRA_DC        -   predModeIntra is less than or equal to INTRA_ANGULAR18        -   predModeIntra is less than or equal to INTRA_ANGULAR50

8.4.5.2.6 Wide Angle Intra Prediction Mode Mapping Process

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,

    -   a variable nTbW specifying the transform block width,

    -   a variable nTbH specifying the transform block height,

    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Output of this process is the modified intra prediction mode        predModeIntra.        Output of this process is the modified intra prediction mode        predModeIntra.        The variables nW and nH are derived as follows:

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        -               The variable whRatio is set equal to Abs(Log 2(nW/nH)).            For non-square blocks (nW is not equal to nH), the intra            prediction mode predModeIntra is modified as follows:

    -   If all of the following conditions are true, predModeIntra is        set equal to (predModeIntra+65).        -   nW is greater than nH        -   predModeIntra is greater than or equal to 2        -   predModeIntra is less than (whRatio>1)? (8+2*whRatio): 8

    -   Otherwise, if all of the following conditions are true,        predModeIntra is set equal to (predModeIntra−67).        -   nH is greater than nW        -   predModeIntra is less than or equal to 66        -   predModeIntra is greater than (whRatio>1 ? (60−2*whRatio):            60

8.7.4 Transformation Process for Scaled Transform Coefficients 8.7.4.1General

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a luma location (xTbY, yTbY) specifying the top-left sample of        the current luma transform block relative to the top-left luma        sample of the current picture,    -   a variable nTbW specifying the width of the current transform        block,    -   a variable nTbH specifying the height of the current transform        block,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block,    -   an (nTbW)×(nTbH) array d[x][y] of scaled transform coefficients        with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.        Output of this process is the (nTbW)×(nTbH) array r[x][y] of        residual samples with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.        When lfnst_idx[xTbY][yTbY] is not equal to 0 and both nTbW and        nTbH are greater than or equal to 4, the following applies:    -   The variables predModeIntra, nLfnstOutSize, log 2LfnstSize,        nLfnstSize, and nonZeroSize are derived as follows:

predModeIntra=(cIdx==0)?IntraPredModeY[xTbY][yTbY]:IntraPredModeC[xTbY][yTbY]  (8-965)

nLfnstOutSize=(nTbW>=8&& nTbH>=8)?48:16  (8-966)

log 2LfnstSize=(nTbW>=8&& nTbH>=8)?3:2  (8-967)

nLfnstSize=1<<log 2LfnstSize  (8-968)

nonZeroSize=((nTbW==4&& nTbH==4)∥(nTbW==8&& nTbH==8))?8:16  (8-969)

-   -   When intra_mip_flag[xTbComp][yTbComp] is equal to 1 and cIdx is        equal to 0, predModeIntra is set equal to INTRA_PLANAR.    -   When predModeIntra is equal to either INTRA_LT_CCLM,        INTRA_L_CCLM, or INTRA_T_CCLM, predModeIntra is set equal to        IntraPredModeY[xTbY+nTbW/2][yTbY+nTbH/2].    -   The wide angle intra prediction mode mapping process as        specified in clause 8.4.5.2.6 is invoked with predModeIntra,        nTbW, nTbH and cIdx as inputs, and the modified predModeIntra as        output.    -   The values of the list u[x] with x=0 . . . nonZeroSize−1 are        derived as follows:

xC=DiagScanOrder[2][2][x][0]  (8-970)

yC=DiagScanOrder[2][2][x][1]  (8-971)

u[x]=d[xC][yC]  (8-972)

-   -   The one-dimensional low frequency non-separable transformation        process as specified in clause 8.7.4.2 is invoked with the input        length of the scaled transform coefficients nonZeroSize, the        transform output length nTrS set equal to nLfnstOutSize, the        list of scaled non-zero transform coefficients u[x] with x=0 . .        . nonZeroSize−1, the intra prediction mode for LFNST set        selection predModeIntra, and the LFNST index for transform        selection in the selected LFNST set lfnst_idx[xTbY][yTbY] as        inputs, and the list v[x] with x=0 . . . nLfnstOutSize−1 as        output.    -   The array d[x][y] with x=0 . . . nLfnstSize−1, y=0 . . .        nLfnstSize−1 is derived as follows:        -   If predModeIntra is less than or equal to 34, the following            applies:

d[x][y]=(y<4)?v[x+(y<<log 2LfnstSize)]:((x<4)?v[32+x+((y−4)<<2)]:d[x][y])  (8-973)

-   -   -   Otherwise, the following applies:

d[x][y]=(x<4)?v[y+(x<<log 2LfnstSize)]:((y<4)?v[32+y+((x−4)<<2)]:d[x][y])  (8-974)

The variable implicitMtsEnabled is derived as follows:

-   -   If sps_mts_enabled_flag is equal to 1 and one of the following        conditions is true, implicitMtsEnabled is set equal to 1:        -   IntraSubPartitionsSplitType is not equal to ISP_NO_SPLIT        -   cu_sbt_flag is equal to 1 and Max(nTbW, nTbH) is less than            or equal to 32        -   sps_explicit_mts_intra_enabled_flag is equal to 0 and            CuPredMode[0][xTbY][yTbY] is equal to MODE_INTRA and            lfnst_idx[x0][y0] is equal to 0 and intra_mip_flag[x0][y0]            is equal to 0    -   Otherwise, implicitMtsEnabled is set equal to 0.        The variable trTypeHor specifying the horizontal transform        kernel and the variable trTypeVer specifying the vertical        transform kernel are derived as follows:    -   If cIdx is greater than 0, trTypeHor and trTypeVer are set equal        to 0.    -   Otherwise, if implicitMtsEnabled is equal to 1, the following        applies:        -   -   

            -   

        -   Otherwise (cu_sbt_flag is equal to 1), trTypeHor and            trTypeVer are specified in Table 8-15 depending on            cu_sbt_horizontal_flag and cu_sbt_pos_flag.    -   Otherwise, trTypeHor and trTypeVer are specified in Table 8-14        depending on tu_mts_idx[xTbY][yTbY].        The variables nonZeroW and nonZeroH are derived as follows:    -   If lfnstidx[xTbY][yTbY] is not equal to 0 and nTbW is greater        than or equal to 4 and nTbH is greater than or equal to 4, the        following applies:

nonZeroW=(nTbW==4∥nTbH==4)?4:8  (8-977)

nonZeroH=(nTbW==4∥nTbH==4)?4:8  (8-978)

-   -   Otherwise, the following applies:

nonZeroW=Min(nTbW,(trTypeHor>0)?16:32)  (8-979)

nonZeroH=Min(nTbH,(trTypeVer>0)?16:32)  (8-980)

The (nTbW)×(nTbH) array r of residual samples is derived as follows:

-   1. When nTbH is greater than 1, each (vertical) column of scaled    transform coefficients d[x][y] with x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1, y=0 . . .    nonZeroH−1 is transformed to e[x][y] with x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1, y=0    . . . nTbH−1 by invoking the one-dimensional transformation process    as specified in clause 8.7.4.4 for each column x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1    with the height of the transform block nTbH, the non-zero height of    the scaled transform coefficients nonZeroH, the list d[x][y] with    y=0 . . . nonZeroH−1 and the transform type variable trType set    equal to trTypeVer as inputs, and the output is the list e[x][y]    with y=0 . . . nTbH−1.-   2. When nTbH and nTbW are both greater than 1, the intermediate    sample values g[x][y] with x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1    are derived as follows:

g[x][y]=Clip3(CoeffMin,CoeffMax,(e[x][y]+64)>>7)  (8-981)

-   3. When nTbW is greater than 1, each (horizontal) row of the    resulting array g[x][y] with x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1    is transformed to r[x][y] with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1 by    invoking the one-dimensional transformation process as specified in    clause 8.7.4.4 for each row y=0 . . . nTbH−1 with the width of the    transform block nTbW, the non-zero width of the resulting array    g[x][y] nonZeroW, the list g[x][y] with x=0 . . . nonZeroW−1 and the    transform type variable trType set equal to trTypeHor as inputs, and    the output is the list r[x][y] with x=0 . . . nTbW−1.-   4. When nTbW is equal to 1, r[x][y] is set equal to e[x][y] for x=0    . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.

TABLE 8-14 Specification of trTypeHor and trTypeVer depending ontu_mts_idx[ x ][ y ] tu_mts_idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] 0 1 2 3 4 trTypeHor 0 1 2 12 trTypeVer 0 1 1 2 2

TABLE 8-15 Specification of trTypeHor and trTypeVer depending oncu_sbt_horizontal_flag and cu_sbt_pos_flag cu_sbt_horizontal_flagcu_sbt_pos_flag trTypeHor trTypeVer 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1

2. EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS SOLVED BY TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS PROVIDEDIN THE PRESENT DOCUMENT

Some example problems are listed as follows:

(1) In some scenarios, xPartIdx and yPartIdx are increased by xPardIncand yPartInc before invoking the intra sample prediction process for thefirst TU. Therefore, when ISP is applied, e.g., xPartInc or yPartInc isnot equal to zero, the first part of the CU cannot be predictedappropriately.

(2) The wide-angle intra-prediction mode mapping is conducted accordingto CU dimensions instead of TU dimensions when ISP is applied.

(3) A delta QP is signaled for a CU coded with ISP. However, there maybe a latency that the delta QP is signaled not in the first TU of ISP.

(4) Transform skip is not allowed for an ISP-coded block.

(5) The intra-prediction reference samples are fetched depending onwhether the current block is ISP-coded or not.

(6) The implicit transform selection approach does not consider the casein which TU is not a prediction unit when ISP is applied.

(7) Deblocking filter needs to access the QPs used for encoding/decodinga coding block covering the samples at edges. However, the QP of acoding block (e.g., CU) is undefined when one CU contains multiple TUs(e.g., when ISP is enabled).

3. A LISTING OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

The list below should be considered as examples to explain generalconcepts. These items should not be interpreted in a narrow way.Furthermore, these items can be combined in any manner.

In the following descriptions, the term ‘ISP’ may not be interpreted ina narrow way. Any kinds of tools that may split one CU into multipleTUs/PUs may also be treated as ISP.

-   -   1. When ISP is used, the intra-prediction process should be        applied for each sub-partitions, including the first        sub-partition with the same top-left position as the current CU.        -   a. In one example, the variables xPartIdx, yPartIdx and            xPartPbIdx as defined in section 8.4.5.1 (of the VVC            standard) may be updated after the intra-prediction process            and/or the scaling/transformation process and/or the            reconstruction process.    -   2. When a specific coding tool is applied, the wide-angle        intra-prediction mode mapping is conducted depending on the        prediction unit dimensions, instead of the CU dimensions.        -   a. Alternatively, when a specific coding tool is applied,            the wide-angle intra-prediction is not applied.            -   i. In one example, when a specific coding tool is                applied, wide-angle intra-prediction mapping is not                invoked.            -   ii. In one example, when a specific coding tool is                applied, wide-angle intra-prediction mapping is an                identical mapping, e.g. any mode M is kept being M after                the mapping.        -   b. In one example, the specific coding tool may be ISP.    -   3. When ISP is applied, delta QP may be signaled only once for        the whole CU.        -   a. In one example, it may be signaled in the first TU.        -   b. Alternatively, when ISP is applied, delta QP is always            signaled in the last TU.        -   c. Alternatively, delta QP is not signaled when ISP is            applied.        -   d. In one example, delta QP is signaled with the specific TU            (first/last) regardless whether it contains non-zero            coefficients (luma block or luma and chroma blocks).            -   i. Alternatively, delta QP is signaled with the specific                TU (first/last) only when it contains non-zero                coefficients (luma block or luma and chroma blocks).                -   1) Alternatively, furthermore, if there are no                    non-zero coefficients, delta QP is inferred to be 0.    -   4. It is proposed to define a CU's QP as a QP associated with a        TU within the CU.        -   a. In one example, the CU's QP may be defined as the QP            associated with the first/last TU in the CU.        -   b. Alternatively, a CU's QP may be defined as the QP before            adding delta QPs for different TUs in the current CU.        -   c. Alternatively, a CU's QP may be defined as the QP derived            from a function (e.g., average) of multiple TUs' QPs with            delta QPs applied.        -   d. In one example, how to apply deblocking filter may use            the above defined CU's QPs.    -   5. Whether to/how to apply deblocking filter (e.g., decision of        luma/chroma block edges) may depend on the QPs used for the        transform block/transform unit covering the corresponding        samples instead of coding unit.        -   a. Alternatively, when one block is coded with ISP mode, the            checking of CU's QP may be modified to check the TU's QP.        -   b. Alternatively, when one block is larger than the            VPDU/maximum transform block sizes, the checking of CU's QP            may be modified to check the TU's QP.    -   6. When ISP is applied, transform skip may be used.        -   a. In one example, whether transform skip is used when ISP            is applied may depend on the coding block/prediction            block/transform block dimensions.        -   b. In one example, whether transform skip is used when ISP            is applied may depend on whether vertical or horizontal ISP            is applied.    -   7. Same intra-prediction reference samples are fetched no matter        whether the current block is ISP-coded or not.        -   a. In one example, suppose the width and height of the            current transform block are W and H, respectively, then 2*W            above neighboring sample and 2*H left neighboring samples            are fetched when the current block is ISP-coded.    -   8. Implicit transform selection is conducted in different ways        depending on whether ISP is used or not used.        -   a. In one example, the horizontal transform and/or vertical            transform may be selected depending on whether the transform            block width is larger than K, K is an integer such as 1 or            2.    -   9. The horizontal transform and/or vertical transform may be        selected depending on whether the transform block height is        larger than K, K is an integer such as 1 or 2. When lossless        coding is applied, a specific transform may be restricted on ISP        coded block.        -   a. When lossless coding is applied, 4×4 transform may be            restricted on ISP coded block.        -   b. In one example, when lossless coding is applied, a            transform size restriction may be applied to ISP coded            blocks that the transform size is forced to be P×Q, such as            4×4.            -   i. In one example, if a M×N block is vertically split to                four M/4×N sub-partitions by ISP mode, then for each                sub-partition, the M/4×N block may be inferred to split                to 4×4 transform blocks and perform transform and                quantization.        -   c. In one example, when lossless coding is applied, a coding            block size limitation may be applied to ISP blocks.            -   i. In one example, the width of each ISP sub-partition                may be not smaller than 4.            -   ii. In one example, the height of each ISP sub-partition                may be not smaller than 4.        -   d. In one example, when lossless coding is applied, the ISP            split flag (such as infra_subpartitions_split_flag) may be            dependent on coding block dimensions.            -   i. In one example, the split direction (horizontal or                vertical) that causes the width or height of ISP                sub-partition smaller than 4 may be not allowed.            -   ii. In one example, for an 8×16 ISP-coded block, the                split flag may be inferred to be horizontally split,                thus the ISP split flag (such as                infra_subpartitions_split_flag) is not signaled and                inferred.    -   10. When lossless coding is applied, ISP may be disabled.        -   a. Alternatively, lossless coding may be disabled in an            ISP-coded block.        -   b. In one example, when the            CU/CTU/VPDU/slice/picture/sequence level trans-quant bypass            enabled flag is true, ISP may be not allowed for the current            video unit (such as current            CU/CTU/VPDU/slice/picture/sequence).    -   11. It is allowed that none of the TUs split by ISP have        non-zero coefficients.        -   a. It is allowed that all of the TUs split by ISP only have            zero coefficients.        -   b. Cbf flags may be signaled for all TUs split by ISP.

4. ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

In the following examples, the newly added parts are in bold italicizedunderlined font, and the deleted parts are indicated between [[ ]].

4.1 Example Modification on the General Decoding Process for IntraBlocks

8.4.5.1 General Decoding Process for Intra Blocks

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a sample location (xTb0, yTb0) specifying the top-left sample of        the current transform block relative to the top-left sample of        the current picture,    -   a variable nTbW specifying the width of the current transform        block,    -   a variable nTbH specifying the height of the current transform        block,    -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Output of this process is a modified reconstructed picture        before in-loop filtering.        The maximum transform block width maxTbWidth and height        maxTbHeight are derived as follows:

maxTbWidth=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubWidthC  (8-41)

maxTbHeight=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubHeightC  (8-42)

The luma sample location is derived as follows:

(xTbY,yTbY)=(cIdx==0)?(xTb0,yTb0):(xTb0*SubWidthC,yTb0*SubHeightC)  (8-43)

Depending on maxTbSize, the following applies:

-   -   If IntraSubPartitionsSplitType is equal to ISP_NO_SPLIT and nTbW        is greater than maxTbWidth or nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight,        the following ordered steps apply.    -   1. The variables newTbW and newTbH are derived as follows:

newTbW=(nTbW>maxTbWidth)?(nTbW/2):nTbW  (8-44)

newTbH=(nTbH>maxTbHeight)?(nTbH/2):nTbH  (8-45)

-   -   2. The general decoding process for intra blocks as specified in        this clause is invoked with the location (xTb0, yTb0), the        transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the height        nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   3. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth, the general decoding        process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is invoked        with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0+newTbW, yTb0),        the transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the        height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   4. If nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight, the general decoding        process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is invoked        with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0, yTb0+newTbH),        the transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the        height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   5. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth and nTbH is greater than        maxTbHeight, the general decoding process for intra blocks as        specified in this clause is invoked with the location (xTb0,        yTb0) set equal to (xTb0+newTbW, yTb0+newTbH), the transform        block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the height nTbH set        equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode predModeIntra, and        the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output is a modified        reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   Otherwise, the following ordered steps apply:        -   The variables nW, nH, nPbW, pbFactor, xPartInc and yPartInc            are derived as follows:

nW=IntraSubPartitionsSplitType==ISP_VER_SPLIT?nTbW/NumIntraSubPartitions:nTbW  (8-46)

nH=IntraSubPartitionsSplitType==ISP_HOR_SPLIT?nTbH/NumIntmSubPartitions:nTbH  (8-47)

xPartInc=ISP_VER_SPLIT?1:0  (8-48)

yPartInc=ISP_HOR_SPLIT?1:0  (8-49)

nPbW=Max(4,nW)  (8-50)

pbFactor=nPbW/nW  (8-51)

-   -   -   The variables xPartPbIdx, xPartIdx and yPartIdx are set            equal to 0.        -   For i=0 . . . NumIntraSubPartitions−1, the following            applies:            -   [[1. The variables xPartIdx and yPartIdx are updated as                follows:

xPartIdx=xPartIdx+xPartInc  (8-52)

yPartIdx=yPartIdx+yPartInc  (8-53)

xPartPbIdx=xPartIdx % pbFactor  (8-54)]]

-   -   -   1. When xPartPbIdx is equal to 0, the intra sample            prediction process as specified in clause 8.4.5.2 is invoked            with the location (xTbCmp, yTbCmp) set equal to            (xTb0+nW*xPartIdx, yTb0+nH*yPartIdx), the intra prediction            mode predModeIntra, the transform block width nTbW and            height nTbH set equal to nPbW and nH, the coding block width            nCbW and height nCbH set equal to nTbW and nTbH, and the            variable cIdx as inputs, and the output is an (nPbW)×(nH)            array predSamples.        -   2. The scaling and transformation process as specified in            clause 8.7.2 is invoked with the luma location (xTbY, yTbY)            set equal to (xTbY+nW*xPartIdx, yTbY+nH*yPartIdx), the            variable cIdx, the transform width nTbW and the transform            height nTbH set equal to nW and nH as inputs, and the output            is an (nW)×(nH) array resSamples.        -   3. The picture reconstruction process for a colour component            as specified in clause 8.7.5 is invoked with the transform            block location (xTbComp, yTbComp) set equal to            (xTb0+nW*xPartIdx, yTb0+nH*yPartIdx), the transform block            width nTbW, the transform block height nTbH set equal to nW            and nH, the variable cIdx, the (nW)×(nH) array            predSamples[x][y] with x=xPartPbIdx*nW . . .            (xPartPbIdx+1)*nW−1, y=0 . . . nH−1, and the (nW)×(nH) array            resSamples as inputs, and the output is a modified            reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.

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4.2 Example Modification on the Wide-Angle Intra-Prediction Mapping forIntra Blocks

Wide Angle Intra Prediction Mode Mapping Process

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,    -   a variable nTbW specifying the transform block width,    -   a variable nTbH specifying the transform block height,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Output of this process is the modified intra prediction mode        predModeIntra.        Output of this process is the modified intra prediction mode        predModeIntra.        The variables nW and nH are derived as follows:    -   [[If IntraSubPartitionsSplitType is equal to ISP_NO_SPLIT or        cIdx is not equal to 0, the following applies:]]

nW=nTbW  (8-123)

nH=nTbH  (8-124)

-   -   [[Otherwise (IntmSubPartitionsSplitType is not equal to        ISP_NO_SPLIT and cIdx is equal to 0), the following applies:

nW=nCbW  (8-125)

nH=nCbH  (8-126)]]

The variable whRatio is set equal to Abs(Log 2(nW/nH)).For non-square blocks (nW is not equal to nH), the intra prediction modepredModeIntra is modified as follows:

-   -   If all of the following conditions are true, predModeIntra is        set equal to (predModeIntra+65).        -   nW is greater than nH        -   predModeIntra is greater than or equal to 2        -   predModeIntra is less than (whRatio>1)? (8+2*whRatio): 8    -   Otherwise, if all of the following conditions are true,        predModeIntra is set equal to (predModeIntra−67).        -   nH is greater than nW        -   predModeIntra is less than or equal to 66        -   predModeIntra is greater than (whRatio>1)?(60−2*whRatio): 60

8.7.4 Transformation Process for Scaled Transform Coefficients 8.7.4.1General

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a luma location (xTbY, yTbY) specifying the top-left sample of        the current luma transform block relative to the top-left luma        sample of the current picture,

    -   a variable nTbW specifying the width of the current transform        block,

    -   a variable nTbH specifying the height of the current transform        block,

    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block,

    -   an (nTbW)×(nTbH) array d[x][y] of scaled transform coefficients        with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.

    -   

    -           Output of this process is the (nTbW)×(nTbH) array r[x][y] of        residual samples with x=0 . . . nTbW−1, y=0 . . . nTbH−1.        When lfnst_idx[xTbY][yTbY] is not equal to 0 and both nTbW and        nTbH are greater than or equal to 4, the following applies:

    -   The variables predModeIntra, nLfnstOutSize, log 2LfnstSize,        nLfnstSize, and nonZeroSize are derived as follows:

predModeIntra=(cIdx==0)?IntraPredModeY[xTbY][yTbY]:IntraPredModeC[xTbY][yTbY]  (8-965)

nLfnstOutSize=(nTbW>=8&& nTbH>=8)?48:16  (8-966)

log 2LfnstSize=(nTbW>=8&& nTbH>=8)?3:2  (8-967)

nLfnstSize=1<<log 2LfnstSize  (8-968)

nonZeroSize=((nTbW==4&& nTbH==4)(nTbW==8&& nTbH==8))?8:16  (8-969)

-   -   When intra_mip_flag[xTbComp][yTbComp] is equal to 1 and cIdx is        equal to 0, predModeIntra is set equal to INTRA_PLANAR.    -   When predModeIntra is equal to either INTRA_LT_CCLM,        INTRA_L_CCLM, or INTRA_T_CCLM, predModeIntra is set equal to        IntraPredModeY[xTbY+nTbW/2][yTbY+nTbH/2].    -   The wide angle intra prediction mode mapping process as        specified in clause 8.4.5.2.6 is invoked with predModeIntra,        nPW, nPH and cIdx as inputs, and the modified predModeIntra as        output.    -   . . .

8.4.5.1 General Decoding Process for Intra Blocks

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a sample location (xTb0, yTb0) specifying the top-left sample of        the current transform block relative to the top-left sample of        the current picture,    -   a variable nTbW specifying the width of the current transform        block,    -   a variable nTbH specifying the height of the current transform        block,    -   a variable predModeIntra specifying the intra prediction mode,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component of the current        block.        Output of this process is a modified reconstructed picture        before in-loop filtering.        The maximum transform block width maxTbWidth and height        maxTbHeight are derived as follows:

maxTbWidth=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubWidthC  (8-41)

maxTbHeight=(cIdx==0)?MaxTbSizeY:MaxTbSizeY/SubHeightC  (8-42)

The luma sample location is derived as follows:

(xTbY,yTbY)=(cIdx==0)?(xTb0,yTb0):(xTb0*SubWidthC,yTb0*SubHeightC)  (8-43)

Depending on maxTbSize, the following applies:

-   -   If IntraSubPartitionsSplitType is equal to ISP_NO_SPLIT and nTbW        is greater than maxTbWidth or nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight,        the following ordered steps apply.    -   1. The variables newTbW and newTbH are derived as follows:

newTbW=(nTbW>maxTbWidth)?(nTbW/2):nTbW  (8-44)

newTbH=(nTbH>maxTbHeight)?(nTbH/2):nTbH  (8-45)

-   -   2. The general decoding process for intra blocks as specified in        this clause is invoked with the location (xTb0, yTb0), the        transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the height        nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   3. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth, the general decoding        process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is invoked        with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0+newTbW, yTb0),        the transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the        height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   4. If nTbH is greater than maxTbHeight, the general decoding        process for intra blocks as specified in this clause is invoked        with the location (xTb0, yTb0) set equal to (xTb0, yTb0+newTbH),        the transform block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the        height nTbH set equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode        predModeIntra, and the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output        is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   5. If nTbW is greater than maxTbWidth and nTbH is greater than        maxTbHeight, the general decoding process for intra blocks as        specified in this clause is invoked with the location (xTb0,        yTb0) set equal to (xTb0+newTbW, yTb0+newTbH), the transform        block width nTbW set equal to newTbW and the height nTbH set        equal to newTbH, the intra prediction mode predModeIntra, and        the variable cIdx as inputs, and the output is a modified        reconstructed picture before in-loop filtering.    -   Otherwise, the following ordered steps apply:        -   The variables nW, nH, nPbW, pbFactor, xPartInc and yPartInc            are derived as follows:

nW=IntraSubPartitionsSplitType==ISP_VER_SPLIT?nTbW/NumIntraSubPartitions:nTbW  (8-46)

nH=IntraSubPartitionsSplitType==ISP_HOR_SPLIT?nTbH/NumIntraSubPartitions:nTbH  (8-47)

xPartInc=ISP_VER_SPLIT?1:0  (8-48)

yPartInc=ISP_HOR_SPLIT?1:0  (8-49)

nPbW=Max(4,nW)  (8-50)

pbFactor=nPbW/nW  (8-51)

-   -   -   The variables xPartIdx and yPartIdx are set equal to 0.        -   For i=0 . . . NumIntraSubPartitions−1, the following            applies:            -   [[1. The variables xPartIdx and yPartIdx are updated as                follows:

xPartIdx=xPartIdx+xPartInc  (8-52)

yPartIdx=yPartIdx+yPartInc  (8-53)

xPartPbIdx=xPartIdx % pbFactor  (8-54)]]

-   -   -   1. When xPartPbIdx is equal to 0, the intra sample            prediction process as specified in clause 8.4.5.2 is invoked            with the location (xTbCmp, yTbCmp) set equal to            (xTb0+nW*xPartIdx, yTb0+nH*yPartIdx), the intra prediction            mode predModeIntra, the transform block width nTbW and            height nTbH set equal to nPbW and nH, the coding block width            nCbW and height nCbH set equal to nTbW and nTbH, and the            variable cIdx as inputs, and the output is an (nPbW)×(nH)            array predSamples.

        -   2. The scaling and transformation process as specified in            clause 8.7.2 is invoked with the luma location (xTbY, yTbY)            set equal to (xTbY+nW*xPartIdx, yTbY+nH*yPartIdx), the            variable cIdx, the transform width nTbW and the transform            height nTbH set equal to nW and nH as inputs, and the output            is an (nW)×(nH) array resSamples.

        -   3. The picture reconstruction process for a colour component            as specified in clause 8.7.5 is invoked with the transform            block location (xTbComp, yTbComp) set equal to            (xTb0+nW*xPartIdx, yTb0+nH*yPartIdx), the transform block            width nTbW, the transform block height nTbH set equal to nW            and nH,            the variable cIdx, the (nW)×(nH) array predSamples[x][y]            with x=xPartPbIdx*nW . . . xPartPbIdx+1)*nW−1, y=0 . . .            nH−1, and the (nW)×(nH) array resSamples as inputs, and the            output is a modified reconstructed picture before in-loop            filtering.

        -   -   

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4.3 Example Modification on Delta QP.

Descriptor transform_unit( x0, y0, tbWidth, tbHeight, treeType,subTuIndex, chType ) {  if( ( treeType = = SINGLE_TREE || treeType = =DUAL_TREE_CHROMA ) &&     ChromaArrayType != 0 ) {   if( (IntraSubPartitionsSplitType = = ISP_NO_SPLIT && !(cu_sbt_flag &&    ( (subTuIndex = = 0 && cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ||     ( subTuIndex = = 1 &&!cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ) ) ) ||   ( IntraSubPartitionsSplitType !=ISP_NO_SPLIT &&    ( subTuIndex = = NumIntraSubPartitions − 1 ) ) ) {  tu _(—) cbf _(—) cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   tu _(—) cbf _(—) cr[ x0 ][ y0] ae(v)   }  }  if( treeType = = SINGLE_TREE || treeType = =DUAL_TREE_LUMA ) {   if( ( IntraSubPartitionsSplitType = = ISP_NO_SPLIT&& !(cu_sbt_flag &&    ( ( subTuIndex = = 0 && cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ||    ( subTuIndex = = 1 && !cu_sbt_pos_flag ) ) ) &&    ( CuPredMode[chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_INTRA ||     tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||     CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > MaxTbSizeY||     CbHeight[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > MaxTbSizeY ) ) ||   (IntraSubPartitionsSplitType != ISP_NO_SPLIT &&   ( subTuIndex <NumIntraSubPartitions − 1 || !InferTuCbfLuma ) ) )   tu _(—) cbf _(—)luma[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   if (IntraSubPartitionsSplitType != ISP_NO_SPLIT)   InferTuCbfLuma = InferTuCbfLuma && !tu_cbf_luma[ x0 ][ y0 ]  }  if(IntraSubPartitionsSplitType != ISP_NO_SPLIT &&   treeType = =SINGLE_TREE && subTuIndex = = NumIntraSubPartitions − 1 ) )   xC =CbPosX[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]   yC = CbPosY[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]   wC =CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] / SubWidthC   hC = CbHeight[ chType ][ x0][ y0 ] / SubHeightC  } else   xC = x0   yC = y0   wC = tbWidth /SubWidthC   hC = tbHeight / SubHeightC  }  if( ( CbWidth[ chType ][ x0][ y0 ] > 64 || CbHeight[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > 64 ||   tu_cbf_luma[ x0][ y0 ] || tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] || tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) &&  treeType != DUAL_TREE_CHROMA 

 {   if( cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag && !IsCuQpDeltaCoded ) {   cu _(—) qp_(—) delta _(—) abs ae(v)   if( cu_qp_delta_abs )     cu _(—) qp _(—)delta _(—) sign _(—) flag ae(v)   }  }  if( ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {   if( cu_chroma_qp_offset_enabled_flag &&!IsCuChromaQpOffsetCoded) {   cu _(—) chroma _(—) qp _(—) offset _(—)flag ae(v)   if( cu_chroma_qp_offset_flag &&chroma_qp_offset_list_len_minus1 > 0 )     cu _(—) chroma _(—) qp _(—)offset _(—) idx ae(v)   }  }  if( sps_joint_cbcr_enabled_flag && ( (CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] = = MODE_INTRA   && ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][y0 ] || tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) ) ||   ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) ) )   tu _(—) joint _(—) cbcr _(—) residual _(—)flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)  if( tu_cbf_luma[ x0 ][ y0 ] && treeType !=DUAL_TREE_CHROMA   && ( tbWidth <= 32 ) && ( tbHeight <= 32 )   && (IntraSubPartitionsSplit[ x0 ][ y0 ] = = ISP_NO_SPLIT ) && ( !cu_sbt_flag) ) {   if( sps_transform_skip_enabled_flag && !BdpcmFlag[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&  tbWidth <= MaxTsSize && tbHeight <= MaxTsSize )   transform _(—) skip_(—) flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)   if( ( ( CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]== MODE_INTER &&   sps_explicit_mts_inter_enabled_flag )   || (CuPredMode[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] == MODE_INTRA &&  sps_explicit_mts_intra_enabled_flag ) ) && ( !transform_skip_flag[ x0][ y0 ] ) )   tu _(—) mts _(—) idx[ x0 ][ y0 ] ae(v)  }  if(tu_cbf_luma[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {   if( !transform_skip_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )  residual_coding( x0, y0, Log2( tbWidth ), Log2( tbHeight ), 0 )   else  residual_ts_coding( x0, y0, Log2( tbWidth ), Log2( tbHeight ), 0 )  } if( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] )   residual_coding( xC, yC, Log2( wC ),Log2( hC ), 1 )  if( tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] &&   !( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ]&& tu_joint_cbcr_residual_flag[ x0 ][ y0 ] )) {   residual_coding( xC,yC, Log2( wC ), Log2( hC ), 2 )  } }  if( IntraSubPartitionsSplitType !=ISP_NO_SPLIT &&   treeType = = SINGLE_TREE && subTuIndex = =NumIntraSubPartitions − 1 ) )   xC = CbPosX[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]   yC =CbPosY[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ]   wC = CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] /SubWidthC   hC = CbHeight[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] / SubHeightC  } else  xC = x0   yC = y0   wC = tbWidth / SubWidthC   hC = tbHeight /SubHeightC  }  if( ( CbWidth[ chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > 64 || CbHeight[chType ][ x0 ][ y0 ] > 64 ||   tu_cbf_luma[ x0 ][ y0 ] || tu_cbf_cb[ x0][y0 ] || tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) &&   treeType != DUAL_TREE_CHROMA ) {  if( cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag && !IsCuQpDeltaCoded ) {  cu_qp_delta_abs ae(v)   if( cu_qp_delta_abs )    cu_qp_delta_sign_flag ae(v)   }  }  if( ( tu_cbf_cb[ x0 ][ y0 ] ||tu_cbf_cr[ x0 ][ y0 ] ) {   if( cu_chroma_qp_offset_enabled_flag &&!IsCuChromaQpOffsetCoded) {   cu_chroma_qp_offset_flag ae(v)   if(cu_chroma_qp_offset_flag && chroma_qp_offset_list_len_minus1 > 0 )    cu_chroma_qp_offset_idx ae(v)   }  }

4.4 Example Modified Deblocking Filter

8.8.3.6.1 Decision Process for Luma Block Edges

Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a picture sample array recPicture,    -   a location (xCb, yCb) specifying the top-left sample of the        current coding block relative to the top-left sample of the        current picture,    -   a location (xBl, yBl) specifying the top-left sample of the        current block relative to the top-left sample of the current        coding block,    -   a variable edgeType specifying whether a vertical (EDGE_VER) or        a horizontal (EDGE_HOR) edge is filtered,    -   a variable bS specifying the boundary filtering strength,    -   a variable maxFilterLengthP specifying the max filter length,    -   a variable maxFilterLengthQ specifying the max filter length.        Outputs of this process are:    -   the variables dE, dEp and dEq containing decisions,    -   the modified filter length variables maxFilterLengthP and        maxFilterLengthQ,    -   the variable t_(C).        The sample values p_(i,k) and q_(j,k) with i=0 . . .        maxFilterLengthP, j=0 . . . maxFilterLengthQ and k=0 and 3 are        derived as follows:    -   If edgeType is equal to EDGE_VER, the following applies:

q _(j,k)=recPicture_(L)[xCb+xBl+j][yCb+yBl+k]  (8-1066)

p _(i,k)=recPicture_(L)[xCb+xBl−i−1][yCb+yBl+k]  (8-1067)

-   -   Otherwise (edgeType is equal to EDGE_HOR), the following        applies:

q _(j,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl+k][yCb+yBl+j]  (8-1068)

p _(i,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl+k][yCb+yBl−i−1]  (8-1069)

The variable qpOffset is derived as follows:

-   -   If sps_ladf enabled flag is equal to 1, the following applies:        -   The variable lumaLevel of the reconstructed luma level is            derived as follow:

 lumaLevel = ( ( p_(0,0) + p_(0,3) + q_(0,0) + q_(0,3) ) >> 2 ),(8-1070) - The variable qpOffset is set equal tosps_ladf_lowest_interval_qp_offset and modified as follows:  for( i = 0;i < sps_num_ladf_intervals_minus2 + 1; i++ ) {   if( lumaLevel >SpsLadfIntervalLowerBound[ i + 1 ] )    qpOffset = sps_ladf_qp_offset[ i](8-1071)   else    break  }

-   -   Otherwise, qpOffset is set equal to 0.        The variables Qp_(Q) and Qp_(P) are set equal to the Qp_(Y)        values of the        [[coding]] units which include the coding blocks containing the        sample q_(0,0) and p_(0,0), respectively.        The variable qP is derived as follows:

qP=((Qp _(Q) +Qp _(P)+1)>>1)+qpOffset  (8-1072)

The value of the variable β′ is determined as specified in Table 8-18based on the quantization parameter Q derived as follows:

Q=Clip3(0,63,qP+(slice_beta_offset_div2<<1))  (8-1073)

where slice_beta_offset_div2 is the value of the syntax elementslice_beta_offset_div2 for the slice that contains sample q_(0,0).. . .

8.8.3.6.3 Decision Process for Chroma Block Edges

This process is only invoked when ChromaArrayType is not equal to 0.Inputs to this process are:

-   -   a chroma picture sample array recPicture,    -   a chroma location (xCb, yCb) specifying the top-left sample of        the current chroma coding block relative to the top-left chroma        sample of the current picture,    -   a chroma location (xBl, yBl) specifying the top-left sample of        the current chroma block relative to the top-left sample of the        current chroma coding block,    -   a variable edgeType specifying whether a vertical (EDGE_VER) or        a horizontal (EDGE_HOR) edge is filtered,    -   a variable cIdx specifying the colour component index,    -   a variable cQpPicOffset specifying the picture-level chroma        quantization parameter offset,    -   a variable bS specifying the boundary filtering strength,    -   a variable maxFilterLengthCbCr.        Outputs of this process are    -   the modified variable maxFilterLengthCbCr,    -   the variable t_(C).        The variable maxK is derived as follows:    -   If edgeType is equal to EDGE_VER, the following applies:

maxK=(SubHeightC==1)?3:1  (8-1124)

-   -   Otherwise (edgeType is equal to EDGE_HOR), the following        applies:

maxK=(SubWidthC==1)?3:1  (8-1125)

The values p_(i) and q_(i) with i=0 . . . maxFilterLengthCbCr and k=0 .. . maxK are derived as follows:

-   -   If edgeType is equal to EDGE_VER, the following applies::

q _(i,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl+i][yCb+yBl+k]  (8-1126)

p _(i,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl−i−1][yCb+yBl+k]  (8-1127)

subSampleC=SubHeightC  (8-1128)

-   -   Otherwise (edgeType is equal to EDGE_HOR), the following        applies:

q _(i,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl+k][yCb+yBl+i]  (8-1129)

p _(i,k)=recPicture[xCb+xBl+k][yCb+yBl−i−1]  (8-1130)

subSampleC=SubWidthC  (8-1131)

The variables Qp_(Q) and Qp_(P) are set equal to the Qp_(Y) values ofthe

[[coding]] units which include the coding blocks containing the sampleq_(0,0) and p_(0,0), respectively.The variable Qp_(C) is derived as follows:

qPi=Clip3(0,63,((Qp _(Q) +Qp _(P)+1)>>1)+cQpPicOffset)  (8-1132)

Qp _(C)=ChromaQpTable[cIdx−1][qPi]  (8-1133)

-   -   NOTE—The variable cQpPicOffset provides an adjustment for the        value of pps_cb_qp_offset or pps_cr_qp_offset, according to        whether the filtered chroma component is the Cb or Cr component.        However, to avoid the need to vary the amount of the adjustment        within the picture, the filtering process does not include an        adjustment for the value of slice_cb_qp_offset or        slice_cr_qp_offset nor (when cu_chroma_qp_offset_enabled_flag is        equal to 1) for the value of CuQpOffset_(Cb), CuQpOffset_(Cr),        or CuQpOffset_(CbCr).        The value of the variable β′ is determined as specified in Table        8-18 based on the quantization parameter Q derived as follows:

Q=Clip3(0,63,Qp _(C)+(slice_beta_offset_div2<<1))  (8-1134)

where slice_beta_offset_div2 is the value of the syntax elementslice_beta_offset_div2 for the slice that contains sample q_(0,0).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a video processing apparatus 300. Theapparatus 300 may be used to implement one or more of the methodsdescribed herein. The apparatus 300 may be embodied in a smartphone,tablet, computer, Internet of Things (IoT) receiver, and so on. Theapparatus 300 may include one or more processors 302, one or morememories 304 and video processing hardware 306. The processor(s) 302 maybe configured to implement one or more methods described in the presentdocument. The memory (memories) 304 may be used for storing data andcode used for implementing the methods and techniques described herein.The video processing hardware 306 may be used to implement, in hardwarecircuitry, some techniques described in the present document. In someembodiments, the hardware 306 may be at least partly within theprocessor 302, e.g., a graphics co-processor.

The following solutions may be implemented as preferred solutions insome embodiments.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item1).

1. A method of video processing (e.g., method 400 depicted in FIG. 4),comprising: determining (402), for a conversion between a video unitcomprising one or more sub-partitions and a coded representation of thevideo unit, that the conversion is using an intra-subblock partitioningmode; and performing (404) the conversion, based on the determining,such that an intra prediction process is used for the conversion of eachof the one or more sub-partitions.

2. The method of solution 1, wherein the intra prediction processincludes updating an x partition index variable and a y partition indexvariable at an end of the intra prediction process.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item2).

3. A method of video processing, comprising: determining, based on anapplicability of a coding tool and/or a size of a prediction unit of avideo block and without using a coding unit size of the video block,whether a wide-angle intra prediction mapping is to be used during aconversion between the video block and a coded representation of thevideo block; and performing the conversion based on an outcome of thedetermining.

4. The method of solution 3, wherein the determining is performed suchthat the wide-angle intra prediction mapping is disabled due to thecoding tool being a specific coding tool.

5. The method of solution 3, wherein the determining is performed suchthat the wide-angle intra prediction mapping is an identical mapping dueto the coding tool being a specific coding tool.

6. The method of solutions 4-5, wherein the specific coding tool is anintra sub-partitioning tool.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item3).

7. A method of performing video processing, comprising: determining, fora conversion between a video region comprising a coding unit, whereinthe coding unit comprises intra sub-block partitions, a deltaquantization parameter (delta QP) that is applicable to the conversionof all intra sub-block partitions of the coding unit and a codedrepresentation of the video region; and performing the conversion usingthe delta QP; wherein the delta QP is signaled for the coding unit inthe coded representation.

8. The method of solution 7, wherein the delta QP is signaled with afirst transform unit of the video region.

9. The method of solution 7, wherein the delta QP is signaled with alast transform unit of the video region.

10. The method of solution 7, wherein the delta QP is signaled with atransform unit with a pre-defined location within the video region.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item4).

11. A method of video processing, comprising: determining, for aconversion between a video region and a coded representation of thevideo region, a quantization parameter (QP) used for the conversion of acoding unit (CU) in the video region based on a QP of a transform unit(TU) in the video region; and performing the conversion using the QP ofthe TU and/or the QP of the CU.

12. The method of solution 11, wherein the QP for the CU is determinedto be equal to the QP of the TU that is a last or a first TU of thevideo region.

13. The method of any of solutions 11-12, wherein the QP of the CU isdetermined to be the QP of the TU prior to adding a delta QP to the QPof the TU.

14. The method of any of solutions of 11-13, wherein the performing theconversion further includes: selectively applying a deblocking filter tothe video region during the conversion based on the QP of the CU.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item5).

15. A method of video processing, comprising: determining, for aconversion between a video region comprising one or more coding unitsand one or more transform units, about whether to apply a deblockingfilter to an edge a video block for the conversion based on a transformunit to which the edge belongs; and performing the conversion based onthe determining.

16. The method of solution 15, further including, using an intrasub-partition mode for the conversion of the video block, and whereinthe determining based on the transform unit is performed by checking aquantization parameter of the transform unit.

17. The method of solution 15, wherein due to the video block beinglarger in size than that of a virtual pipeline data unit or a maximumtransform block size and base, the determining includes determining,further based on a quantization parameter of a coding unit to which theedge belongs.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item6).

18. A method of video processing, comprising: determining, for aconversion between a video block and a coded representation of the videoblock using an intra sub-partitioning mode, whether a transformoperation is skipped based on a dimension of a coding block or aprediction block or a transform block; and performing the conversionbased on the determining.

19. The method of solution 18, wherein the intra sub-partitioning modeis a vertical intra sub-partitioning mode.

20. The method of solution 18, wherein the intra sub-partitioning modeis a horizontal intra sub-partitioning mode.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item7).

21. The method of any of solutions 1-20, wherein the conversion usingthe intra sub-partitioning mode includes using 2*W above neighboringsamples and 2*H left neighboring samples for the conversion for W×Htransform block size.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item8 and 9).

22. A method of video processing, comprising: determining, for aconversion between a video block and a coded representation of the videoblock, a type of transform to be applied based on whether an intrasub-partitioning mode or a lossless coding mode is used for theconversion; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

23. The method of solution 22, wherein the determining further uses atransform block width in determining the type of transform.

24. The method of any of solutions 22-23, wherein the type of transformis a horizontal transform or a vertical transform.

25. The method of any of solutions 22-24, wherein, in case that thelossless coding mode is used, the determining the type of transformincludes determining to use a 4×4 transform.

26. The method of any of solutions 22-24, wherein, in case that theintra sub-partitioning mode and the lossless coding mode are used, thedetermining comprises determining the type of transform to be a P×Qtransform, wherein P and/or Q are integer numbers that depend on a sizeof the video block.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item10).

27. A video processing method, comprising: performing a conversionbetween a video block and a coded representation of the video block on arule of exclusivity due to which either a lossless coding mode is usedfor the conversion or an intra sub-partitioning mode is used for theconversion, wherein the coded representation includes an indication thateither the lossless coding mode is used or the intra sub-partitioningmode is used.

28. The method of solution 27, wherein the rule of exclusivity furtherdefines that the lossless coding mode is disabled due to the video blockbelonging to a coding unit or a coding tree unit or a virtual pipelinedata unit or a slice or a picture or a sequence level bypass enabledflag mode being enabled for the video block.

The following solutions may be implemented together with additionaltechniques described in items listed in the previous section (e.g., item11).

29. The method of any of solutions 1-28, wherein a given transform unitthat is split due to partitioning in the intra sub-partitioning tool isdisallowed to have all-zero coefficients.

30. The method of any of solutions 1 to 29, wherein the conversioncomprises encoding the video into the coded representation.

31. The method of any of solutions 1 to 29, wherein the conversioncomprises decoding the coded representation to generate pixel values ofthe video.

32. A video decoding apparatus comprising a processor configured toimplement a method recited in one or more of solutions 1 to 31.

33. A video encoding apparatus comprising a processor configured toimplement a method recited in one or more of solutions 1 to 31.

34. A computer program product having computer code stored thereon, thecode, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to implement amethod recited in any of solutions 1 to 31.

35. A method, apparatus or system described in the present document.

In the above solutions, the performing the conversion includes using theresults of previous decision step during the encoding or decodingoperation to arrive at the conversion results.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example video processing system 500in which various techniques disclosed herein may be implemented. Variousimplementations may include some or all of the components of the system500. The system 500 may include input 502 for receiving video content.The video content may be received in a raw or uncompressed format, e.g.,8 or 10 bit multi-component pixel values, or may be in a compressed orencoded format. The input 502 may represent a network interface, aperipheral bus interface, or a storage interface. Examples of networkinterface include wired interfaces such as Ethernet, passive opticalnetwork (PON), etc. and wireless interfaces such as Wi-Fi or cellularinterfaces.

The system 500 may include a coding component 504 that may implement thevarious coding or encoding methods described in the present document.The coding component 504 may reduce the average bitrate of video fromthe input 502 to the output of the coding component 504 to produce acoded representation of the video. The coding techniques are thereforesometimes called video compression or video transcoding techniques. Theoutput of the coding component 504 may be either stored, or transmittedvia a communication connected, as represented by the component 506. Thestored or communicated bitstream (or coded) representation of the videoreceived at the input 502 may be used by the component 508 forgenerating pixel values or displayable video that is sent to a displayinterface 510. The process of generating user-viewable video from thebitstream representation is sometimes called video decompression.Furthermore, while certain video processing operations are referred toas “coding” operations or tools, it will be appreciated that the codingtools or operations are used at an encoder and corresponding decodingtools or operations that reverse the results of the coding will beperformed by a decoder.

Examples of a peripheral bus interface or a display interface mayinclude universal serial bus (USB) or high definition multimediainterface (HDMI) or Displayport, and so on. Examples of storageinterfaces include SATA (serial advanced technology attachment), PCI,IDE interface, and the like. The techniques described in the presentdocument may be embodied in various electronic devices such as mobilephones, laptops, smartphones or other devices that are capable ofperforming digital data processing and/or video display.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart representation of a method 600 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 600includes, at operation 610, performing a conversion between a block of acurrent picture of a video and a coded representation of the video usingan intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode. A prediction is determinedfor each sub-partition using an intra-prediction process based onsamples in the current picture using the ISP mode. The block ispartitioned into multiple sub-partitions including a first sub-partitionhaving a same top-left corner position as a top-left corner position ofthe block. In some embodiments, an x partition index variable and a ypartition index variable are updated after the reconstruction process isinvoked for one sub-partition.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart representation of a method 700 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 700includes, at operation 710, determining, for a conversion between ablock of a video and a coded representation of the video, whether awide-angle intra prediction mode mapping is enabled based on a rule. Thewide-angle prediction mode is a mode in which a reference sample and asample to be predicted form an obtuse angle with respect to a top-leftdirection. The rule specifies to use a dimension of a prediction unitfor the determining in case that a coding tool is enabled for theconversion of the block. The method 700 also includes, at operation 720,performing the conversion based on the determining.

In some embodiments, the wide-angle intra prediction mode mapping is notto be used in case the coding tool is enabled for the conversion of theblock. In some embodiments, the wide-angle intra prediction mapping isan identical mapping in case the coding tool is enabled for theconversion of the block. In some embodiments, the coding tool includesan intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode in which a prediction isdetermined for each sub-partition using an intra-prediction processbased on samples in a current picture

FIG. 8 is a flowchart representation of a method 800 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 800includes, at operation 810, performing a conversion between a codingunit of a video region of a video and a coded representation of thevideo. The coding unit is partitioned into one or more partitions, andthe coding unit is coded in the coded representation using a quantizedresidual signal obtained by an intra prediction process of each of theone or more partitions. The coded representation includes a syntaxelement indicative of a quantization parameter used for quantizing. Thesyntax element is included in the coded representation at most once forthe coding unit, and the syntax element indicates a difference in valueof the quantization parameter and another quantization value based onpreviously processed coding units of the video.

In some embodiments, the difference in value of the quantizationparameter is omitted in the coded representation in case anintra-subblock partitioning process based on the one or more partitionsis used. In some embodiments, the difference in value of thequantization parameter is signaled with a first transform unit of thevideo region. In some embodiments, the difference in value of thequantization parameter is signaled with a last transform unit of thevideo region.

In some embodiments, the difference in value of the quantizationparameter is signaled with a specific transform unit regardless ofwhether the specific transform unit includes non-zero coefficients. Insome embodiments, the difference in value of the quantization parameteris signaled with a specific transform unit in case the specifictransform unit includes non-zero coefficients. In some embodiments, thedifference in value of the quantization parameter is defaulted to be 0in case the specific transform unit includes zero coefficients only. Insome embodiments, the specific transform unit comprises a first or alast transform unit of the video region.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart representation of a method 900 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 900includes, at operation 910, determining, for a conversion between ablock of a video that comprises one or more partitions and a codedrepresentation of the video using an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP)mode, whether a transform operation is skipped during encoding or aninverse transform operation is skipped during decoding based on acharacteristic of the block or the ISP mode. Using the ISP mode, aprediction is determined for each sub-partition using anintra-prediction process based on samples in a current picture. Themethod 900 also includes, at operation 920, performing the conversionbased on the determining.

In some embodiments, the characteristic of the block comprises adimension of the block. In some embodiments, the block comprises acoding block, a prediction block, or a transform block. In someembodiments, the characteristic of the ISP mode comprises a direction inwhich the ISP is applied, the direction comprising a vertical directionor a horizontal direction. In some embodiments, same reference samplesare used for the conversion regardless of whether the ISP mode is used.In some embodiments, the block comprises a transform block having awidth W and a height H, and 2×W neighboring samples above the block and2×H neighboring samples left to the block are used for the conversion ofthe block.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart representation of a method 1000 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 1000includes, at operation 1010, determining, for a conversion between ablock of a video that comprises one or more partitions and a codedrepresentation of the video, a type of transform used during theconversion based on whether an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode isused for the conversion. Using the ISP mode, a prediction is determinedfor each sub-partition using an intra-prediction process based onsamples in a current picture. The conversion comprises, applying atransform prior to encoding in the coded representation during encodingor applying an inverse transform of the transform to parsed coefficientvalues from the coded representation prior to reconstructing samplevalues of the block. The method 1000 also includes, at operation 1020,performing the conversion based on the determining.

In some embodiments, the type of transform comprises a horizontaltransform or a vertical transform. In some embodiments, the determiningis further based on whether a transform block width is larger than athreshold K, K being an integer that is 1 or 2. In some embodiments, thedetermining is further based on whether a transform block height islarger than a threshold K, K being an integer that is 1 or 2.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart representation of a method 1100 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 1100includes, at operation 1110, determining, for a conversion between ablock of a video that comprises one or more partitions and a codedrepresentation of the video, a restriction for an intra-subblockpartitioning (ISP) mode based on whether a lossless coding process isapplied to the block. A prediction is determined for each sub-partitionusing an intra-prediction process based on samples in a current pictureusing the ISP mode. The method 1100 also includes, at operation 1120,performing the conversion based on the determining.

In some embodiments, in case the lossless coding mode applied to theblock, the restriction comprises enforcing a transform size limitationfor the block that is coded using the ISP mode. In some embodiments, thetransform size limitation comprises a 4×4 transform size. In someembodiments, the block has a dimension of M×N comprises four partitions,each having a dimension of (M/4)×N, and each partition is split to 4×4transform blocks for performing a transform operation and/or aquantization operation. In some embodiments, in case the lossless codingmode applied to the block, the restriction comprises enforcing a codingblock size limitation for the block that is coded using the ISP mode. Insome embodiments, the block comprises one or more partitions, and awidth of each of the one or more partitions is equal to or greater than4. In some embodiments, the block comprises one or more partitions, anda height of each of the one or more partitions is equal to or greaterthan 4.

In some embodiments, in case the lossless coding mode applied to theblock, the restriction specifies that signaling of a syntax element inthe coded representation is dependent on a dimension of an individualpartition. The syntax element specifies a direction in which the blockis split into the one or more partitions. In some embodiments, thedirection specified by the syntax element is disallowed in case a widthor a height of the individual partition is smaller than 4. In someembodiments, the signaling of the syntax element is omitted in the codedrepresentation, and a value of the syntax element is derived based on ashape of the block.

In some embodiments, the restriction specifies that the ISP mode isdisabled in case the lossless coding process is applied to the block. Insome embodiments, the restriction comprises that the ISP mode is enabledin case the lossless coding process is not applied to the block. In someembodiments, in case a trans-quant bypass enabled syntax flag in thecoded representation indicates that the lossless coding process isenabled at a video unit level, the ISP mode is disabled for the videounit. The video unit comprises a coding unit, a coding tree unit, avirtual pipeline data unit, a slice, a picture, or a sequence. In someembodiments, none of transform units determined using the ISP modecomprises non-zero coefficients. In some embodiments, all transformunits determined using the ISP mode comprise only zero coefficients. Insome embodiments, syntax flags for the all transform units indicatingnon-zero transform coefficients are signaled in the codedrepresentation.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart representation of a method 1200 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 1200includes, at operation 1210, performing a conversion between a codingunit of a video region of a video and a coded representation of thevideo according to a rule. The coding unit is divided into multipletransform units. The rule specifies a relationship between aquantization parameter (QP) for the coding unit and quantizationparameters of one or more of the multiple transform units.

In some embodiments, the QP of the coding unit is equal to a QP of alast transform unit or a first transform unit of the coding unit. Insome embodiments, the QP of the coding unit is determined to be a QP ofat least one transform unit within the coding unit prior to being addedby a difference in value of the quantization parameter and anotherquantization value based on previously processed coding units of thevideo. In some embodiments, the QP of the coding unit is derived using afunction of QPs of the one or more transform unit with at least onedelta QP applied, the delta QP being a difference in value of thequantization parameter and another quantization value based onpreviously processed coding units of the video. In some embodiments,performing the conversion further comprises selectively applying adeblocking filter to the coding unit during the conversion based on theQP of the coding unit.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart representation of a method 1300 for videoprocessing in accordance with the present technology. The method 1300includes, at operation 1310, determining, for a conversion between avideo region that comprises one or more coding units and one or moretransform units and a coded representation of the video region, whetherand/or how to apply a deblocking filter to an edge based on aquantization parameter (QP) of a transform unit related to the edge. Themethod 1300 also includes, at operation 1320, performing the conversionbased on the determining.

In some embodiments, in case an intra-subblock partitioning process isused for the conversion of the video region, the QP for the transformunit is used. In some embodiments, in case the video region is larger insize than that of a virtual pipeline data unit or a maximum transformblock size, the QP for the transform unit is used instead of a QP of acoding unit.

In some embodiments, the conversion comprises encoding the video intothe coded representation. In some embodiments, the conversion comprisesdecoding the coded representation to generate pixel values of the video.

Some embodiments of the disclosed technology include making a decisionor determination to enable a video processing tool or mode. In anexample, when the video processing tool or mode is enabled, the encoderwill use or implement the tool or mode in the processing of a block ofvideo, but may not necessarily modify the resulting bitstream based onthe usage of the tool or mode. That is, a conversion from the block ofvideo to the bitstream representation of the video will use the videoprocessing tool or mode when it is enabled based on the decision ordetermination. In another example, when the video processing tool ormode is enabled, the decoder will process the bitstream with theknowledge that the bitstream has been modified based on the videoprocessing tool or mode. That is, a conversion from the bitstreamrepresentation of the video to the block of video will be performedusing the video processing tool or mode that was enabled based on thedecision or determination.

Some embodiments of the disclosed technology include making a decisionor determination to disable a video processing tool or mode. In anexample, when the video processing tool or mode is disabled, the encoderwill not use the tool or mode in the conversion of the block of video tothe bitstream representation of the video. In another example, when thevideo processing tool or mode is disabled, the decoder will process thebitstream with the knowledge that the bitstream has not been modifiedusing the video processing tool or mode that was enabled based on thedecision or determination.

The disclosed and other solutions, examples, embodiments, modules andthe functional operations described in this document can be implementedin digital electronic circuitry, or in computer software, firmware, orhardware, including the structures disclosed in this document and theirstructural equivalents, or in combinations of one or more of them. Thedisclosed and other embodiments can be implemented as one or morecomputer program products, e.g., one or more modules of computer programinstructions encoded on a computer readable medium for execution by, orto control the operation of, data processing apparatus. The computerreadable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, amachine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition ofmatter effecting a machine-readable propagated signal, or a combinationof one or more them. The term “data processing apparatus” encompassesall apparatus, devices, and machines for processing data, including byway of example a programmable processor, a computer, or multipleprocessors or computers. The apparatus can include, in addition tohardware, code that creates an execution environment for the computerprogram in question, e.g., code that constitutes processor firmware, aprotocol stack, a database management system, an operating system, or acombination of one or more of them. A propagated signal is anartificially generated signal, e.g., a machine-generated electrical,optical, or electromagnetic signal, that is generated to encodeinformation for transmission to suitable receiver apparatus.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, softwareapplication, script, or code) can be written in any form of programminglanguage, including compiled or interpreted languages, and it can bedeployed in any form, including as a stand-alone program or as a module,component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computingenvironment. A computer program does not necessarily correspond to afile in a file system. A program can be stored in a portion of a filethat holds other programs or data (e.g., one or more scripts stored in amarkup language document), in a single file dedicated to the program inquestion, or in multiple coordinated files (e.g., files that store oneor more modules, sub programs, or portions of code). A computer programcan be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computersthat are located at one site or distributed across multiple sites andinterconnected by a communication network.

The processes and logic flows described in this document can beperformed by one or more programmable processors executing one or morecomputer programs to perform functions by operating on input data andgenerating output. The processes and logic flows can also be performedby, and apparatus can also be implemented as, special purpose logiccircuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC(application specific integrated circuit).

Processors suitable for the execution of a computer program include, byway of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, andany one or more processors of any kind of digital computer. Generally, aprocessor will receive instructions and data from a read only memory ora random-access memory or both. The essential elements of a computer area processor for performing instructions and one or more memory devicesfor storing instructions and data. Generally, a computer will alsoinclude, or be operatively coupled to receive data from or transfer datato, or both, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, e.g.,magnetic, magneto optical disks, or optical disks. However, a computerneed not have such devices. Computer readable media suitable for storingcomputer program instructions and data include all forms of non-volatilememory, media and memory devices, including by way of examplesemiconductor memory devices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memorydevices; magnetic disks, e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks;magneto optical disks; and CD ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor andthe memory can be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purposelogic circuitry.

While this patent document contains many specifics, these should not beconstrued as limitations on the scope of any subject matter or of whatmay be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features that may bespecific to particular embodiments of particular techniques. Certainfeatures that are described in this patent document in the context ofseparate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a singleembodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in thecontext of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multipleembodiments separately or in any suitable subcombination. Moreover,although features may be described above as acting in certaincombinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more featuresfrom a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from thecombination, and the claimed combination may be directed to asubcombination or variation of a sub combination.

Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particularorder, this should not be understood as requiring that such operationsbe performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, orthat all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirableresults. Moreover, the separation of various system components in theembodiments described in this patent document should not be understoodas requiring such separation in all embodiments.

Only a few implementations and examples are described and otherimplementations, enhancements and variations can be made based on whatis described and illustrated in this patent document.

1. A method for processing video data, comprising: determining, for aconversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream ofthe video, whether a partitioning mode is used for the current videoblock, partitioning, in case that the partitioning mode is used for thecurrent video block, the current video block into multiple sub-regions;and performing the conversion based on the multiple sub-regions, whereinthe multiple sub-regions share a same intra prediction mode, and themultiple sub-regions includes a first sub-region having a same top-leftcorner position as that of the current video block.
 2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein in case that the partitioning mode is used for thecurrent video block and the current video block is a luma transformblock, a variable indicating a ratio of a width to a height is derivedbased on a width of the current video block and a height of the currentvideo block, wherein the variable is used to derive an intra predictionmode in a wide-angle intra prediction mode mapping process for each ofthe multiple sub-regions, wherein the wide-angle prediction mode is amode in which a reference sample and a sample to be predicted form anobtuse angle with respect to a top-left direction.
 3. The method ofclaim 2, wherein in case that the partitioning mode is not used for thecurrent video block, the variable is derived based on the width of thecurrent video block and the height of the current video block.
 4. Themethod of claim 1, wherein in case that the partitioning mode is usedfor the current video block, a syntax element is included in thebitstream for a sub-region containing non-zero coefficients, wherein thesyntax element indicates the absolute value of the difference between aquantization parameter of the sub-region and its prediction.
 5. Themethod of claim 1, wherein in case that the partitioning mode is usedfor the current video block, the partitioning is dependent on dimensionsof the current video block.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein apartitioning that causes a width or a height of the sub-region smallerthan a predefined value is disallowed.
 7. The method of claim 5, whereinin case that the current video block has a size of M×2M, a partition ofthe current video block is inferred to be different from a partition ofa video block with a size different from M×2M, wherein M is a predefinedinteger.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion includesencoding the current video block into the bitstream.
 9. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the conversion includes decoding the current videoblock from the bitstream.
 10. An apparatus for processing video datacomprising a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructionsthereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor, causethe processor to: determine, for a conversion between a current videoblock of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a partitioningmode is used for the current video block, partition, in case that thepartitioning mode is used for the current video block, the current videoblock into multiple sub-regions; and perform the conversion based on themultiple sub-regions, wherein the multiple sub-regions share a sameintra prediction mode, and the multiple sub-regions includes a firstsub-region having a same top-left corner position as that of the currentvideo block.
 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein in case that thepartitioning mode is used for the current video block and the currentvideo block is a luma transform block, a variable indicating a ratio ofa width to a height is derived based on a width of the current videoblock and a height of the current video block, wherein the variable isused to derive an intra prediction mode in a wide-angle intra predictionmode mapping process for each of the multiple sub-regions, wherein thewide-angle prediction mode is a mode in which a reference sample and asample to be predicted form an obtuse angle with respect to a top-leftdirection.
 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein in case that thepartitioning mode is not used for the current video block, the variableis derived based on the width of the current video block and the heightof the current video block.
 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein incase that the partitioning mode is used for the current video block, asyntax element is included in the bitstream for a sub-region containingnon-zero coefficients, wherein the syntax element indicates the absolutevalue of the difference between a quantization parameter of thesub-region and its prediction.
 14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein incase that the partitioning mode is used for the current video block, thepartitioning is dependent on dimensions of the current video block. 15.The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a partitioning that causes a width ora height of the sub-region smaller than a predefined value isdisallowed.
 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein in case that thecurrent video block has a size of M×2M, a partition of the current videoblock is inferred to be different from a partition of a video block witha size different from M×2M, wherein M is a predefined integer.
 17. Anon-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructionsthat cause a processor to: determine, for a conversion between a currentvideo block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether apartitioning mode is used for the current video block, partition, incase that the partitioning mode is used for the current video block, thecurrent video block into multiple sub-regions; and perform theconversion based on the multiple sub-regions, wherein the multiplesub-regions share a same intra prediction mode, and the multiplesub-regions includes a first sub-region having a same top-left cornerposition as that of the current video block.
 18. The non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein in case that thepartitioning mode is used for the current video block and the currentvideo block is a luma transform block, a variable indicating a ratio ofa width to a height is derived based on a width of the current videoblock and a height of the current video block, wherein the variable isused to derive an intra prediction mode in a wide-angle intra predictionmode mapping process for each of the multiple sub-regions, wherein thewide-angle prediction mode is a mode in which a reference sample and asample to be predicted form an obtuse angle with respect to a top-leftdirection.
 19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium ofclaim 18, wherein in case that the partitioning mode is not used for thecurrent video block, the variable is derived based on the width of thecurrent video block and the height of the current video block.
 20. Anon-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstreamwhich is generated by a method performed by a video processingapparatus, wherein the method comprises: determining whether apartitioning mode is used for a current video block of a video,partitioning, in case that the partitioning mode is used for the currentvideo block, the current video block into multiple sub-regions; andgenerating the bitstream based on the multiple sub-regions, wherein themultiple sub-regions share a same intra prediction mode, and themultiple sub-regions includes a first sub-region having a same top-leftcorner position as that of the current video block.